YEBOAH vs. YEBOAH [1971]DLHC9295

Date	1971-07-20
Suit No.	[1974] 2 GLR 114
Citation No.	[1971]DLHC9295

HAYFRON-BENJAMIN J.

E. N. MOORE FOR THE PLAINTIFF. ANNANCY FOR THE DEFENDANT.

[1971]DLHC9295
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[1974] 2 GLR 114&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE:20 JULY 1971<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:6.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">E. N. MOORE FOR THE PLAINTIFF. ANNANCY
FOR THE DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>JUDGMENT OF HAYFRON-BENJAMIN J.<o:p></o:p>The
marriage between the plaintiff and the defendant in this case was dissolved on
16 April 1969. During the proceedings for the dissolution of the marriage, the
defendant lived at the matrimonial home and continued to do so till the decree
nisi was made absolute. The home is numbered No. 131, North Labone Estate,
Accra. On 30 May 1969 the plaintiff served a notice on the defendant to quit
the premises on or before 31 October 1969 on the ground that he, the plaintiff,
required the premises for his own occupation. The defendant did not leave the
premises and the plaintiff therefore took out a writ of summons on 10 December
1969 claiming an order for the ejectment of the defendant from the said
premises.<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff is the General Manager of the Agricultural Development Bank and the
defendant is an assistant commercial officer at the Ministry of Trade. The
defendant denied in her statement of defence that the plaintiff needed the premises
for his own occupation. She went on to say that the plaintiff is occupying an
official bungalow and wanted to eject the defendant out of spite. She says that
she has not refused or neglected to vacate the premises but is occupying the
said matrimonial home together with four children of the marriage. She claims
she is entitled to stay in the matrimonial home with the children so long as
she does not re-marry. She states that the plaintiff wants vacant possession of
the premises in order to rent them out to tenants and therefore in the
circumstances the plaintiff ought to make alternative arrangements for her and
the children of the marriage. The first limb of her defence therefore is that
as between the plaintiff on one side and herself and the children of the
marriage on the other, the latter are likely to suffer greater hardship than
the former, and also that the allegation that the plaintiff requires the
premises for his own use is false.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On
23 July 1970, the court presided over by Abban J. entered consent judgment in
the following terms: “Per curiam: By consent of both counsel judgment is hereby
entered against the defendant in respect of the plaintiff’s claim as endorsed
on the writ of summons. The defendant
is therefore ordered to leave the house<o:p></o:p>in dispute on or before
15 August 1970.<sp</main>