MARK K. KYEREH vs. MARY AMMA ANIMAH

F.G. KORBIEH, J.A. The facts of the case leading to this appeal may be summarized as follows. The plaintiff/respondent (hereinafter only referred to as the appellant) was the tenant of plaintiff/respondent (hereinafter only referred to as the respondent). According to the respondent’s statement of claim before the trial High Court, the appellant rented a big store-room from her for a period of eleven years, 8 months at the total rent of ¢16,800,000.00 starting from 2002; that after using the room for the first four years, the appellant vacated the premises and locked up the place; that after one year and over, she realized that the place was deteriorating very fast and so she reported the matter to the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) at Techiman; that at the CHRAJ office it was agreed that the respondent would refund the appellant’s money to her in exchange for the key to the store-room; that the respondent performed her part of the agreement but ...