The plaintiffs (husband and wife) were registered owners of stand 442 Good Hope Township. On 22 February 2012, the fourth defendant (Hamilton Property Holdings) allegedly unlawfully transferred the property into its name using fraudulent means. On 12 April 2011, the first to third defendants allegedly forged a court order under HC 5434/11 authorizing the third defendant to take transfer of the property from the fourth defendant. The second defendant (a law firm) used this order to register transfer into the third defendant's name. The plaintiffs were evicted in January 2013 on the basis of this allegedly invalid transfer. At the time of eviction, the property was not registered in the plaintiffs' names. The eviction order was set aside on 30 June 2016, and title was restored to the plaintiffs in June 2017. The plaintiffs initially instituted proceedings for damages in 2013 under HC 3931/13, which were unsuccessful. They instituted the present summons on 28 July 2017, served on 30 August 2017, claiming damages for unlawful eviction including pain and suffering, property damage, legal costs, and accommodation expenses.