EDWIN OKRAH & VICTORIA OKRAH V. RICHARD NIKOI AND THE OCCUPIERS

JUDGMENT 

Plaintiffs, Edwin Okrah and Victoria Okrah, issued a writ of summons and  statement of claim out of this court for a declaration of title to and recovery  of possession of plot number 48 situated at East Legon Residential Area  in Accra. The dimensions of the land in dispute were described in detail in  the schedule reproduced in the statement of claim. 

The defendants to the suit were Richard Nikoi and unnamed occupiers of  the land in dispute. Neither the 1st defendant nor the persons described  as occupiers entered appearance to the suit although there was proof that 1st defendant was served with the writ of summons and statement of claim  by substituted service. Plaintiffs therefore applied for and obtained  judgment in default of appearance against 1st defendant. Defendants were  subsequently served with court notes and hearing notice. There is no  indication however that defendants were served with an entry of  interlocutory judgment. I do not think that this omission …