AGYEKUM VRS BLANKSON (E1/75/2022) [2024] GHAHC 79 (13 May 2024)

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

  1. 1 Whether the present suit is barred by res judicata
  2. 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