By Grace Q. Bryant
The Civil Law Court has issued a writ of summon on the political leader of Unity Party (UP), Amb. Joseph Boakai.
The writ of summons against the former Vice President was based on a petition filed by Arnold Kandakai for the removal of cloud over a Title Deed.
Boakai is expected to appear before the court on or before the April 22, at 10am and failure to do so, a default judgment will be rendered against him.
According to the petitioner who considers himself a law-abiding Liberian citizen and a resident of the United States of America, he said in order to protect and defend his interest in Liberia while residing elsewhere, on the December 22, 2020, he appointed Reginald Bright.
The petitioner stated further that he is the owner of 21 acres of land, lying situated in Caldwell Town as a result of genuine purchase from Joe Young who at the time acted as the petition’s representative for which he was compensated and through whom the amount of US$8,500 constituting the purchasing price excluding the surveying, probation and recording cost at the National Archives.
The petitioner maintained that upon receipt of the above amount, the respondent instead of ensuring that the title deed was issued in his name, he instructed the surveyor and Joe Young, the grantor to issue said title deed in the names of both petitioner and respondent making respondent co-owner of the 21 acres of land property.
“Respondent assured petitioner that same was an error and that he would have corrected same since December 1994 long before the probation of said deed in 1995 but respondent grossly failed and refused to do so, despite several appeals to include the 2018 communication that was served on him as a further reminder for the correction of the title deed to be changed solely and wholly in the petitioner’s name,” the petitioner noted.
“In furtherance of the respondent’s nefarious, malicious, ungodly and devilish act against the petitioner and with the consent of respondent sometimes in December 2022, another title deed was drafted to be signed by respondent thus transferring title to petitioner, but again respondent with his usual tactics refused to sign same simply because respondent had without the knowledge and consent of petitioner unilaterally sold several portions of the said parcel of land to individuals who have erected dwelling structures thereon to the detriment of petitioner for which petitioner is unable to develop and enjoy his rights as enshrined in the 1986 Constitution of Liberia,” the petitioner concluded.
Meanwhile, the writ issued by Judge Kennedy Peabody indicated that “You are hereby commanded to summon the above name respondents/defendant (s) in the above-entitled case of action to appear before the March term A.D. 2023 same being the 20th Day of March AD 2023 at the hour of 10: am”
” You are further ordered to summon the respondents (s) defendant(s) the here in to file his/ her their returns (s) to the petitioner(s) plaintiff(s) petition complaints on /or before the 22th day of April AD 2023 failure to do so, Default judgment will be rendered against him/ Her them,” the writ said.
