[1971]DLHC2147 • May 27, 1971 • High Court
QUARTEY vs. ARMAR
The plaintiff and defendant, both Ghanaians, were married in Edinburgh in 1950. Their marriage was dissolved by the Kumasi High Court in 1966, with the defendant as petitioner. The plaintiff's appeal was dismissed in 1969. Post-divorce, the plaintiff claimed sole beneficial ownership of two properties: the Adabraka house and the Abossey Okai house, asserting she provided the purchase money. The defendant denied this, claiming he provided the funds but placed the properties in the plaintiff's name as trustee for him. The dispute centered on who actually provided the purchase money for the properties.
read moreThe plaintiff and the defendant who were both Ghanaians, were married in Edinburgh, Scotland, in March 1950. The marriage was dissolved in April 1966 by the Kumasi High Court, and the defendant was the petitioner. The appeal by the plaintiff against the judgment of the Kumasi High Court was dismissed by the Court of Appeal in April 1969. When the marriage between the plaintiff and the defendant was dissolved in April 1966, the plaintiff mounted this action on 8 December 1966 claiming: (a) a declaration that the plaintiff, Miss Juliana Charlotte Quartey, formerly Mrs. Armar, is the sole beneficial owner of the property known as house No. C.867/3 Adabraka (hereinafter referred to as “the Adabraka house”) and the property known as house No. B.777/14 Abossey Okai (hereinafter referred to as “the Abossey Okai house”); (b) an order that the defendant do deliver up to the plaintiff the original deed of conveyance executed on 27 December 1962 and relating to the Adabraka house; (...