QUARCOO AND ANOTHER vs. AFRANIE II [1990]DLCA2292

Date	1990-11-30
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1990]DLCA2292

AMPIAH JA

OFORI-BOATENG JA

ADJABENG JJ.A.

AFARI YEBOAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF-APPELLANTS.

TWUMASI FOR THE DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

[1990]DLCA2292
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >QUARCOO
AND ANOTHER<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AFRANIE
II<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF
APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[1991] 2
GLR 284<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:right;
mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">Date: 30 NOVEMBER 1990<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>AFARI
YEBOAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF-APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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TWUMASI
FOR THE DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT. <o:p></o:p>

AMPIAH,
OFORI-BOATENG AND ADJABENG JJ.A. <o:p></o:p>

</div>JUDGMENT
OF AMPIAH J.A.<o:p></o:p>Ampiah
J.A. delivered the judgment of the court. The plaintiffs claimed as the
executors of the will of A.A. Mensah, the undisputed owner of house No. 35, Accra
New Town Road, Kokomlemle, Accra popularly known as “Hotel de France.” By an
oral agreement, the late A.A. Mensah rented the above-named house to Nana Kwasi
Afranie, the defendant in the action. Before his death the late A. A. Mensah
took action against the defendant to recover the said house for use by him in
his business. The late A.A. Mensah was a hotelier and owned the Aams Hotel.
Unfortunately before the case could be concluded, Mr A. A. Mensah died. The
plaintiffs herein were substituted for the late A.A. Mensah after they had
taken probate of the will of the late A. A. Mensah as executors. Judgment in
that case was given against the plaintiffs who appealed to the Court of Appeal.<o:p></o:p>On 29
July 1987, the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal on the ground that the late
A.A. Mensah had not given the defendant the required six month’s notice to quit
and also, that he had not proved that he reasonably required the premises for
his business use.<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiffs herein as executors and trustees were required under the will of
A.A. Mensah to vest the property in dispute in the widow and son of the late A.
A. Mensah for their use as a hotel. Until the property was thus vested in the
beneficiaries, the plaintiffs were to recover it and continue with the business
of the late A.A. Mensah; this applied to the two hotels of the late A.A.
Mensah. Consequently, by a fresh notice issued by the plaintiffs, the defendant
was given six months’ notice from 31 July 1987 to 31 January 1988 to quit the
said premises which were required for use by the widow and son for the hotel
business. This notice was issued on 30 July 1987.<o:p></o:p>The
defendant failed to quit the premises as required. Up to the time the writ was
issued, the defendant had not given up possession of the premises. The
plaintiffs therefore claimed against the defendant, for:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Recovery of possession of house No 35,
Accra New Town Road, Kokomlemle, Accra popularly known as the Hotel de France. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A perpetual injunction restraining the
defendant whether by himself, his servants, agents, privies, whomsoever or
otherwise from entering or remaining upon or in any manner whatsoever
interfering with the plaintiffs’ possession of the premises. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mesne profits for the defendant’s
occupation and use of the said premises. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Further or other relief as in the
circumstances may be just.”<o:p></o:p>The
defendant resisted the plaintiffs’ claim and </main>