AGYEKUM VRS BLANKSON (E1/75/2022) [2024] GHAHC 79 (13 May 2024)
The suit is barred by res judicata as the subject matter and parties (or their privies) were already determined in a previous judgment, and the Defendant has not trespassed beyond the land delineated in that judgment.
- Citation
- AGYEKUM VRS BLANKSON (E1/75/2022) [2024] GHAHC 79 (13 May 2024)
- Parties
- Plaintiff: Celestina Agyekum; Defendant: Janet Blankson
- Court
- ghahc
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 13 May 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Civil / Judgment
- Outcome
- Plaintiff's action dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Res Judicata, Trespass, Title to Land, Injunction, Recovery of Possession
- Source Language
- eng
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Parties
Celestina Agyekum
Plaintiff
Janet Blankson
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Civil / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the present suit is barred by res judicata
- 2 Whether the Defendant has trespassed on the Plaintiff's land beyond the 0.39 acres delineated by the previous judgment
Ratio Decidendi
The suit is barred by res judicata as the subject matter and parties (or their privies) were already determined in a previous judgment, and the Defendant has not trespassed beyond the land delineated in that judgment.
Court Disposition
Plaintiff's action dismissed
Orders
- Plaintiff's claims are dismissed in their entirety
- Plaintiff to pay costs of GH₵2,000.00 to the Defendant
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