EMELIA DZANE (PLAINTIFF) vs. EMELIA DZANE AND RITA ARTHUR (DEFENDANT)

In this action the Plaintiff, a retired staff of the Ghana Education Service is claiming against the defendants jointly and severally the following reliefs:— a) The sum of GH¢10,000.00 and GH¢120.00 being the outstanding premium fee as well as the yearly ground rent both of which sums have been in arrears since April 2006. b) Interests on the said sums at the prevailing bank interest rate from April 2006 to the date of final payment. c) General damages for breach of contract. d) Costs including counsel's fees. The defendants in turn counterclaim for an order directed at the Plaintiff to facilitate the registration of the land to assure good title to them. The facts of the case are rather simple. By a contract of lease dated 3-4-06 the Plaintiff leased a plot of land at Avenor in Accra to the defendants for a term of thirty-five (35) years renewable upon terms for a further fifteen (15) years. The Contract for the lease was tendered as Exhibit 1 by the defendants and the...