YAMAK vs. YAWSON [1971]DLHC2175

Date	1971-07-30
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1971]DLHC2175

EDUSEI J.

J. K. POLLEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

J. K. ESSIEM FOR THE DEFENDANT.

[1971]DLHC2175
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >YAMAK <o:p></o:p>vs. <o:p></o:p>YAWSON<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT, SEKONDI]<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;&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;[1971] 2 GLR 465<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DATE:
30 JULY 1971.<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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J. K. POLLEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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EDUSEI J.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF EDUSEI J.<o:p></o:p>By his
writ of summons, the plaintiff Samil Yamak, agent for Faud Fattal and Anwar
Yamak, claims from the defendant:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
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account of all rents collected by the defendant from tenants occupying house
No. 3/12, Boundary Road, Sekondi, and for payment to the plaintiff of whatever
amount may be found due, and<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(b) an
order for injunction restraining the defendant from interfering with the
plaintiff’s right to collect rents in respect of the said house.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>By an
indenture of lease made on 27 May 1954 between the defendant as lessor and Faud
Fattal and Anwar Yamak as lessees, the lessor leased the property known as
house No. 3/12, Boundary Road, Sekondi, to the lessees for a term of twenty
years at an annual rent of £G20 0s. 0d. and a further term of twenty years at
the annual rent of £G20 0s.0d. after the expiration of the first term of twenty
years. This lease is exhibit 1.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It was a
term of the lease, exhibit 1, that the lessees should break down the existing
building on the said plot No. 3/12, Boundary Road, Sekondi, and put up a
substantial house in its place according to certain plans and specifications.
This the plaintiff’s principals did. The lessees further covenanted with the
lessor “to pay and discharge all municipal council rates and dues and observe
all conditions imposed by the Sekondi Takoradi Municipal Council”: and also “to
pay regularly the rents herein reserved and at the times specified.” The
lessees also covenanted with the lessor in clause (6) of exhibit 1 as follows:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">“At the
end of or sooner determination of the said term hereby granted, peaceably yield
up possession of the said premises to the lessor, the said premises so
substantially repaired and painted together with all fixtures belonging thereto
to the lessor. Provided always that if and whenever the said rent hereby
reserved or any part thereof whether lawfully demanded or not shall be unpaid
for a period of three (3) calendar months or if the lessees do not observe and
perform all and singular the covenants and agreements herein contained then at
any time afterwards the lessor shall be at liberty to enter into the demised
premises or any part thereof in the name of the whole and the same to have
again repossess and enjoy as in their former estate . ..”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(The
emphasis is mine.)<o:p></o:p>The
lessees let part of the demised premises to sub-tenants including one Dan Sam
on monthly rental, and the plaintiff was responsible for the collection of
rents from these sub-tenants. The lessees left Sekondi in 1958 but the
plaintiff continued to live in the demised premises until 1962 when he also
left Sekondi for Accra.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>