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SOFFISH VENTURES LIMITED
V.
THE LA STOOL

(2016) JELR 107436 (HC)

High Court 29 Jun 2016 Ghana
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- Soffish Ventures Limited, the plaintiff, sought to acquire land near La Palm Beach Hotel in the Greater Accra Region for a hotel and restaurant business. The land was under the authority of the La Mantse, the Paramount Chief of the La peo

Case Details

Suit Number:AL 26/2004
Judges:ANTHONY K. YEBOAH
Counsel:EGBERT FAIBILLE, JNR, ESQ WITH NIKITA OWUSU (MS) FOR THE PLAINTIFF PRESENT BRIGHT AKWETEY, ESQ WITH YEHODA KOTEY, ESQ FOR DEFENDANT PRESENT

JUDGMENT

The Plaintiff, Soffish Ventures Limited is a limited liability company duly registered in the Republic of Ghana with Richard Rivoire as its director and shareholder. He is a French citizen and appears from the evidence to have been resident in Ghana since 1996. He initially came to Ghana for the purpose of exporting fish from Ghana, but when later he set eyes on a piece of land at the Labadi beach to the west of and near La Palm Beach Hotel in the Greater Accra Region, he decided to have the Plaintiff company acquire the land and develop it for the purpose of hotel and restaurant business. It was in the pursuit of this new business venture that he came into contact with the La Mantse, that is the Paramount Chief of the La people, Nii Osa Kpobi alias Nii Kpobi Tettey. The La Mantse is the traditional authority that is vested with the capacity to deal in La Stool lands including the land in dispute.

As indicated above, for the purpose of acquiring the land for the business, Richa…

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