EDITH AMORKOR SYKES & ORS vs. THE GOOD SHEPHERD MISSION

WOOD, J.A. On 10th November, 1997 we dismissed the appeal. These are my reasons for doing so. The respondents, who are the owners of a two bedroomed house at South East Christiansborg leased the premises to the appellants, the Good Shepherd Mission in or about September, 1989. An essential term of the lease agreement was that the appellants were to carry out certain developments on the premises within a year of the agreement and to remain in occupation of the said premises for a period of 21 years. However, barely six months after the said agreement has been entered into, the respondents, contending that a fraud has been perpetrated on them, (by the appellants, acting through their representative Brother Appiah-Kubi) abrograted the agreement. According to the Respondents, the parties however agreed that in order to liquidate an amount of ¢300,000.00 which the appellants had paid as rent advance, they should remain in occupation for a further period of eight years. When at the expi....