ERASMUS MARLAI COMMODORE AND MARGARETTE COMMODRE vs. ESMERALDA AYELE KUNTIN-NUAMAH [2015]DLCA4717

Date	2015-06-11
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.H1/54/2015
DL Citation No.	[2015]DLCA4717

• M. OWUSU JA (PRESIDING)

• A. M. DORDZIE JA

• L. L. MENSAH JA

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[2015]DLCA4717
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 <main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ERASMUS MARLAI COMMODORE
AND MARGARETTE COMMODRE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS
/ APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ESMERALDA AYELE
KUNTIN-NUAMAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT / RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL NO.H1/54/2015&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 11TH JUNE, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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M.
OWUSU JA (PRESIDING), A. M. DORDZIE JA, L. L. MENSAH JA<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>A.
M. DORDZIE JA:-<o:p></o:p>FACTS:-<o:p></o:p>The
facts culminating in this appeal are that the plaintiffs, a couple lived in
Dusseldorf, Germany, the greater part of their life. They jointly acquired a
property described as Number 7 Mahogany Street, North Abeka-Lapaz. Sometime in
the year 1993 they permitted the defendant, who is the 1st
plaintiff’s daughter and a step daughter to the 2nd plaintiff to
live in the house temporarily.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;She ended up living in the house for about 18
years. The plaintiffs who at the time of the trial were well advanced in age, (the
1st plaintiff was 86years old and the second plaintiff 75 years)
decided to come back home finally and therefore needed the house. Their efforts
to get the defendant out of the house proved futile. The defendant claimed she
owns the house jointly with the 1st plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiffs had no choice but to institute an action against her in the Circuit
Court Accra to get back possession of the house occupied by the defendant.<o:p></o:p>The reliefs plaintiffs prayed for at
the Circuit Court are:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ejectment
of the defendant from House Number 7 Mahogany Street Abeka-Lapaz, Accra<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual
injunction restraining the defendant her agents, servants and children and
assigns from interfering with the ownership and occupation of the House Number
7 Mahogany Street North Abeka-Lapaz, Accra.<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff set out the facts supporting his claims in an amended statement of
claim found at page 67 of the record of appeal as follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The plaintiffs are at all material time
joint owners of House number 7 Mahogany Street Abeka-Lapaz.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;