DONKOR vs. WIH AND ANOTHER [1989]DLCA582

Date	1989-08-04
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1989]DLCA582

ABBAN J.S.C

OSEI-HWERE J.A

LAMPTEY J.A.

A. MMIEH FOR THE APPELLANT.

GYAMERA-TAWIAH FOR THE RESPONDENTS.

[1989]DLCA582
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DONKOR <o:p></o:p>vs. <o:p></o:p>WIH AND ANOTHER <o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[1989-90] 1 GLR 175<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DATE:
4 AUGUST 1988<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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A. MMIEH FOR THE APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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ABBAN J.S.C, OSEI-HWERE AND LAMPTEY
JJ.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF OSEI-HWERE J.A.<o:p></o:p>Osei-Hwere
J.A. delivered the judgment of the court. House No. D 40, West Patasi Estate,
Kumasi was acquired by the defendant, Kwaku Wih, in February 1974 from the
State Housing Corporation on a hire-purchase lease. By the conditions of the
hire-purchase the selling price of the house was ¢6,700 and the defendant was
required to pay a deposit of ¢1,200 towards the selling price. The balance of
¢5,500 was spread over a period of twenty years and payable at the monthly instalment
of ¢44.51 inclusive of insurance charge of ¢1.23. The defendant complied with
those conditions.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Now on 1
June 1975 the defendant (as the vendor ) entered into an agreement with the
plaintiff (as the purchaser) whereby he purported to assign his interest in the
said house to the plaintiff. The terms of the said agreement would repay full
quotation hereunder:<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">“1. That
the vendor has agreed to assign to the purchaser all his interest in the said
house for the sum of ¢2,258 (two thousand two hundred and fifty-eight cedis). <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">2. That
the vendor hereby acknowledges receipt of the said sum of ¢2,258 paid by the
purchaser. <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">3. That
the formal deed of assignment shall be prepared by the vendor to the purchaser
after the vendor has obtained the lease of the said house and written consent
of the State Housing Corporation. <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">4. That
the vendor shall give immediate possession and quiet enjoyment of the said
premises to the purchaser. 5. That the vendor shall surrender all documents on
the said premises in his possession to the purchaser including (a) allocation
paper No. KU/254/17 dated 1 February 1974; (b) hire-purchase condition dated 23
February 1974; (c) letter No. KU/254/13 dated 18 January 1974; and (d) letter
No. KU/254 dated 26 February 1974 and all other documents that may in future
come into possession of the vendor. <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">6. That
the purchaser will at all times from the date hereof duly pay the remaining
balance on the said house rents, rates becoming due under the hire-purchase
agreement or lease and observe and perform covenants contained therein on the
part of the vendor to be performed and observed. 7. That the purchaser shall
keep all receipts of payments made in respect of the said premises to the State
Housing Corporation and other bodies. 8. That the purchaser will at all times
from the date hereof keep indemnified the vendor and his estate and effects
from and against all proceedings, cost and claims and expenses on accounts of
any commission to pay the said rent arrears or balance of any breach of any of
the covenants in the hire-purchase agreement or the lease. 9. That if the
vendor refused to make the formal deed of assignment to the purchaser after the
vendor has obtained the requisite consent of the State Housing Corporation, the
purchaser has the right to take legal action against the vendor for specific
performance or the current value of a similar house.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On 15
September 1976 (while the above contract was still subsisting) Kwaku Wih (the
defendant) purported to assign his self-same interest in the house to Asonaba
Dapaah (the co-defendant). This transaction was evidenced by a document which
was titled “UNDERTAKFNG” and ran 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">“THIS
CERTIFIES that, I Richard Kwaku Wih of house No. D75,
Effiduase-Dadiese-Ashanti, have this 15 September 1976, received from Mr
Asonaba Dapaah of P. O. Box 8, Bolgatanga, and of H/No. A4 Bolgatanga, Upper
Region, cash the sum of ¢10,500 (Ten thousand, five hundred Cedis) being the
purchase price of house No. D40, West Patasi, Kumasi, which I have this day
sold to him.<o:p></o:p>