Nassau, BAHAMAS – A school embroiled in a battle over property ownership has three months to remove a wall and road.
Montague Investments sued Westminster School for trespass on its Blake Road property.
Justice Indra Charles found that the school committed trespass by constructing a wall, fence and paved road on Montague’s property.
Montague acquired 6.06 acres of land in September 2013.
A land survey plan showed that the neighboring school had encroached Montague’s land.
Montague Investment’s Director Steve Carey in 2014 asked Dr. R E Cooper, pastor of Mission Baptist Church and the school’s president, to remove the encroachments on their property.
After the complaint wasn’t addressed, Montague through its attorneys Lenox Paton, wrote a letter to the school’s principal in February 2015 demanding the removal of the wall and road.
The lawyers sent the same letter to Dr. Cooper.
After getting no response, Montague began court proceedings.
Dr. Cooper admitted to the trespass and the the construction was encroaching on property belonging to Montague.
The court ordered the defendants to pull down and remove the wall, fence and portion of the road within three months of April 14.
