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ASCHKAR AND ANOTHER V. HARDY AND ANOTHER

(1961) JELR 65286 (HC)

High Court  •  13 Mar 1961  •  Ghana

Coram
PREMPEH J

Judgement

PREMPEH J.: In this action the plaintiffs’ claim against the defendants is for the return to them of five documents of title to land situate along the East Ring Road, Accra, or their value of £G45,000 and for £G25,000 damages for their wrongful detention by the defendants. The particulars of the said title deeds are as set out in the writ of summons.

By their statement of claim the plaintiffs aver that they are the owners of five documents of title to land particularly specified in the writ of summons, that they are entitled to possession of the said documents of title, and that they have erected on the said land seven buildings to the total value of £G45,000. They plead that on or about the 10th or 11th May, 1962, the second plaintiffs deposited the said title deeds with the defendants who are partners in a firm of solicitors-for investigation of the second plaintiffs’ title to a portion of the said land.

They maintain that after the said investigation had long been completed, they mad…

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