PELE AND ANOTHER vs. INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK [2001]DLHC1218

Date	2001-10-25
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2001]DLHC1218

GYAMERA-TAWIAH J

TANKO AMADU FOR THE PLAINTIFFS.

FLORENCE HAGAN FOR THE DEFENDANTS.

[2001]DLHC1218
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color:#00B0F0">PELE AND ANOTHER<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">INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[2001-2002]
1 GLR 53<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="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:right;
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>TANKO
AMADU FOR THE PLAINTIFFS.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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FLORENCE
HAGAN FOR THE DEFENDANTS. <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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GYAMERA-TAWIAH
J<o:p></o:p>

</div>JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>Gyamera-Tawiah J. <o:p></o:p>On
16 July 2001, I entered judgment in favour of the plaintiffs against the
defendants in this suit as follows:<o:p></o:p>(1)
There exists a binding contract between the plaintiffs and the defendants by
which contract the defendants were to take a lease of the plaintiffs’ premises
house No 67, Kotobabi Road, Kotobabi, Accra for a period of five years with
effect from 1 November 1999.<o:p></o:p>(2)
The amount of ¢141,682,000 paid by the defendants to the plaintiffs represented
twenty-five percent of the first year’s rent in respect of the lease agreement.<o:p></o:p>(3)
The defendants are to pay the plaintiffs the seventy-five per cent balance of
the first year’s rent representing an amount of ¢425,046,000 together with
seven and a half per cent interest with effect from 1 November 1999 till date
of final payment.<o:p></o:p>(4)
The defendants are to pay rents from 1 January 2000 to today, ie 16 July 2001.<o:p></o:p>(5)
The defendants are to pay rents from 16 July 2001 to the date of expiry of the
five-year term, ie 31 October 2004.<o:p></o:p>I
awarded the plaintiffs costs of ¢30 million. But I adjourned the suit to 31
July 2001 to give full reasons for the said judgment. Unfortunately due to ill
health and pressure of work, I could not give the reason on the said date which
incidentally happened to be the last day of the term. Now that a new legal year
has commenced, I proceed to give the reasons.<o:p></o:p>

By
their amended writ of summons the plaintiffs claim against the defendants:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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A declaration that the defendants have breached the tenancy agreement between
the plaintif</main>