ADDO vs. GHANA CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING ASSOCIATION LTD [1962]DLHC1321

Date	1962-05-31
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1962]DLHC1321

OLLENNU J.

G. KORANTENG-ADDOW FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

P. ADJETEY (STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE DEFENDANTS.

[1962]DLHC1321
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B0F0">ADDO <o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B0F0">vs. <o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
color:#00B0F0">GHANA CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING ASSOCIATION LTD<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#548DD4">&nbsp;[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[1962] 1 GLR 418<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;
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DATE:<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B0F0"> 31ST MAY, 1962.<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;
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G.
KORANTENG-ADDOW FOR THE PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p>

P.
ADJETEY (STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE DEFENDANTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;
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OLLENNU J.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF
OLLENNU J.<o:p></o:p>In this suit the plaintiff claims an order for specific
performance of a contract entered into between him and the defendants for the
sale to him of a piece of land situate at Kotobabi, Accra. The defendants admit
that the contract as pleaded by the plaintiff was entered into, but contend
that the said contract is not one of which the court should grant specific
performance.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It would be appropriate at this stage to deal with the facts very
briefly to form the foundation for the many points of law which have been
raised and argued.<o:p></o:p>The defendant society is a co-operative society with limited
liability registered under the Co-operative Societies Ordinance.1(1) The
plaintiff was at all material times the president and sole director of the
society. The association was composed of unions from Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo and
Southern Ghana. The committee of the society used to meet once in two months;
one of its said meetings is held immediately prior to an annual general meeting
usually held in August or September each year.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In 1960, the Ashanti/Brong-Ahafo unions decided to secede from the
association and gave notice thereof to the association for permission to do so.
By the rules of the society the notice of intention to secede could not take
effect until after the expiration of six months. Meanwhile the said
Ashanti/Brong-Ahafo unions had themselves registered on the 27th July, 1960, as
a separate society under the name of Vacica.<o:p></o:p>The society owned six plots of land of which the two plots, the
subject-matter of this suit, form a part. They built a house on two of the said
plots for the occupation of the president.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The committee of the association decided to hold the annual
general meeting for the year 1960 on the 27th August, and a committee meeting
on the 24th August, 1960. At that time the Government was contemplating certain
changes in the co-operative movement. The Government, therefore, advised the
society through the Registrar of the Co-operative Societies to postpone the
annual general meeting.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The meeting of the committee was held at Bekwai on the 24th
August, 1960, as scheduled, so also was the general meeting fixed for the 27th
August, 1960. It was at the meeting of the committee that a decision was taken
to sell the land, two plots to the plaintiff and one plot each to two other
members of the committee, i.e. the treasurer and the secretary. That decision
to sell the land to the plaintiff and the plaintiff ‘s agreement to buy
constituted the contract upon which the plaintiff has sued.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The subject, i.e. the question of the sale of the land, was not on
the agenda for the meeting as circulated to members. It was dealt with under
“Any other business”. Under bye-law No</main>