RAGNOUGA QUIDRAOGO (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT) vs. MADAM AYISHATU & ANOR. (DEFENDANT/APPELLANT) [2007]DLCA7474

RAGNOUGA QUIDRAOGO (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT) vs. MADAM AYISHATU & ANOR. (DEFENDANT/... [2007]DLCA7474

Date	2007-12-15
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/19/2006
Citation No.	[2007]DLCA7474

OWUSU JA [PRESIDING]

ASARE KORANG JA

KANYOKE JA

MR. TIMOTHY DZANSI FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

MR. JOSEPH TURKSON FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2007]DLCA7474
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >RAGNOUGA QUIDRAOGO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MADAM AYISHATU &amp; ANOR.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>CIVIL
APPEAL NO.: H1/19/2006 &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: 15TH DECEMBER, 2007<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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TIMOTHY DZANSI FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

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JOSEPH TURKSON FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>OWUSU
JA [PRESIDING], ASARE KORANG JA, KANYOKE JA<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>OWUSU,
JA<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;By his writ of summons, the plaintiff per his
lawful Attorney claimed the following reliefs against the Defendant— <o:p></o:p>(a) "Recovery of
possession of H/No. C. 153/13, Mamobi, Accra." <o:p></o:p>(b) "Recovery of
possession of H/No. J. 3837/7, Nungua Zongo, Accra."<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(c) "Account for all the rent collected
in respect of the two (2) houses up to date."<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(d) "Perpetual injunction restraining the
Defendant, her agents, assigns, privies, workmen, etc. from peaceful enjoyment
and administration of the Estate of his late uncle Mahama Quidrago alias
Mohammadu Moshie."<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Upon an application for joinder on behalf of
Moro Kampaore, he was later joined as Co-defendant to the suit.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Defendant resisted the plaintiff's claim
and the Co-Defendant who also filed a defence to the plaintiff's claim,
counter-claimed for—<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;"A DECLARATION that House No J. 3827/7
Nungua-Zongo, Accra is the real and bona fide property of the
Co-Defendant."<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;"Recovery of possession of House No. J.
38/27/7, Nungua-Zongo, Accra.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;"Perpetual injunction restraining the
plaintiff, his agents, assigns, privies and others claiming through him from
interfering with the said house No. J. 382/7, Nungua-Zongo, Accra.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;"General Damages for breach of
contract."<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The plaintiff, a paternal nephew of one
Mahamadu Quidrago alias Mahamadu Moshie, based his action upon a bequest made
to him by his uncle, Mahamadu Moshie, the original owner of the two houses
during his life time and while on his sick bed. His case is that his uncle had
at a meeting before his death in the presence of witnesses bequeathed his
properties inclusive of the two houses to him. <o:p></o:p>The
Defendant's case is that the house No. C. 153/13, Mamobi had been gifted to her
mother who was the wife of the plaintiff's uncle during his life time. That
Moshie died possessed of only house No. J. 382/7 among other personal
properties. This house according to her, was handed over to the plaintiff by
her mother (wife of Moshie).<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The house was with the consent of the
plaintiff sold to the Co-Defendant who counter-claimed for declaration of title
as a bona fide purchaser for value. <o:p></o:p>At
the end of the trial, Judgment was given for the plaintiff in terms of—<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(1) Recovery of possession of House No. C.
153/13, Mamobi, Accra.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(2) Account for all rents collected in respect
of that house.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(3) Perpetual injunction restraining the
Defendant, her agents, assigns, privies and workmen from having anything to do
with the said house and ¢20 million as damages.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Dissatisfied with the Judgment, the Defendant
has appealed to this court on the grounds that—<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(1) "The Judgment is against the weight
of the evidence."<o:p></o:p>