ASARE vs KUMOJI [1997]DLSC111

Date	1997-03-12
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1997]DLSC111

AIKINS JSC

AMPIAH JSC

ADJABENG JSC

ATUGUBA JSC

SOPHIA AKUFFO JSC

ESSAMUAH FOR THE APPELLANT.

N A O AMEGATCHER (WITH HIM KPATSA

ARYEE

ADADEVOR AND MISS BLACKIE) FOR THE RESPONDENT.

[1997]DLSC111
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color:#00B0F0">ASARE<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">KUMOJI<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[1999-2000]
2 GLR 66<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;
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12 MARCH 1997<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ESSAMUAH
FOR THE APPELLANT.N A O AMEGATCHER (WITH HIM
KPATSA, ARYEE, ADADEVOR AND MISS BLACKIE) FOR THE RESPONDENT.__________________________________________________________________CORAM:AIKINS, AMPIAH, ADJABENG,
ATUGUBA AND SOPHIA AKUFFO JJSC__________________________________________________________________JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>Aikins JSC. <o:p></o:p>Delivered
the judgment of the court. The plaintiff-appellant (hereinafter referred to as
the plaintiff) sued the defendant-respondent (hereinafter referred to as the
defendant) in the High Court, Accra asking for:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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An order that the defendant doth transfer to the plaintiff, the dwelling-house
at Tetteh Kwei Street, Dzorwulu, Accra, originally belonging to the defendant
but gifted to the plaintiff and her children by the defendant as a result of
which the plaintiff expended some US$48,489.4 (or its equivalent in cedis) to
renovate and refurbish it.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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¢10 million as damages for breach of a promise to marry the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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Refund of the sum of US$86,776.5 (or its equivalent in cedis at the date of
payment) being various moneys expended by the plaintiff at the request of the
defendant for the purposes of renovating, refurbishing or making extensions, to
various properties belonging to the defendant which moneys the defendant has
failed or wilfully refused to refund to the plaintiff despite repeated demand.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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30 per cent simple interest on the said sum of US$86,776.5 or any other sum
found due to the plaintiff from the 1 November 1998 to date of judgment.”<o:p></o:p>The
defendant denied the claim and counterclaimed for:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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Ejectment from the house at Tetteh Kwei Street, Dzorwulu which the defendant
holds as trustee for his son, Dr Robert Kumoji. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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Recovery of Datsun 280 saloon car with registration No GZA 5414. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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