ALEX OSEI WEREKO vs. PETER OWUSU MENSAH

The plaintiff/applicant herein, to be referred to as the plaintiff, describes himself as a real estate agent based in Accra. On 17/1/11 he filed a writ against the defendant respondent, to be called simply as the defendant, claiming, inter alia, a declaration that the defendant and others had authorized him through a power of attorney to undertake the sale of a property known as “Lemon Lodge” which is situated at Asylum Down, Accra, a further declaration that the sale of the property by him to one Eric Wisdom Quarcoo is valid and binding on the defendant, and an order to compel the defendant to ratify the sale of the property to the said Eric Wisdom Quarcoo. After service of the writ on the defendant, the plaintiff applied for an interlocutory injunction to restrain the defendant from disposing of the disputed property pending the outcome of the suit. The application did not find favour with the court and was thus dismissed. The reason assigned by the court for the dismissal was...