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ROBERT MANTEAW SAFORO & ANOR vs MADAM CECILIA MENSAH & ANOR

2018

HIGH COURT

GHANA

CORAM

  • JUSTICE GEORGE BUADI J.

Areas of Law

  • Property and Real Estate Law
  • Tort Law
  • Civil Procedure

AI Generated Summary

This Ghana High Court land dispute, presided over by Justice George Buadi, concerns adjacent plots at Amanfoo‑Koo, Frafraha, Accra. First and second plaintiffs, a married couple acting through attorney Daniel Owusu‑Ansah, obtained leases on 15 June 2001 for Plot Nos. 3 and 5 from the Adjei Kwashie, Adjei Kpabi and Sowah Klotia families. First defendant, Cecilia Mensah, claimed to have purchased Plot Nos. 2, 4 and 6 for her son, Gilbert N. N. Odonkor, and built a perimeter wall enclosing the land, encroaching onto plaintiffs’ plots and defying court injunctions. The court‑appointed surveyor’s composite plan (Exhibit CE1) showed first defendant’s on‑site claim overlapped Plot 3 and one‑third of Plot 5. The court declared plaintiffs the rightful owners, granted all reliefs against first defendant, ordered demolition of encroaching structures, and awarded each plaintiff GH¢10,000 nominal damages plus GH¢5,000 costs, dismissing claims against second defendant.

JUDGMENT