EVELYN AKU ANKRAH AND SAMUEL PEDRO ANKRAH vs. KEDA DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. [2007]DLHC6166

Date	2007-04-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO:AC 149/2006
Citation No.	[2007]DLHC6166

VICTOR OFOE J.

[2007]DLHC6166
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EVELYN AKU
ANKRAH AND SAMUEL PEDRO ANKRAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KEDA DEVELOPMENT CO.
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[HIGH
COURT (FAST TRACK/AUTOMATED DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">SUIT NO:AC 149/2006&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 24TH APRIL,
2007<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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OFOE J. SITTING AS JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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</div>The
Plaintiff is claiming per his writ of summons:— <o:p></o:p>"a.
Recovery of the sum of US$131,705.46 payable in cedis at the Forex Bureau rate
being arrears of rent due and payable up to February 2006 in respect of
property No.57, Examination Loop, North Ridge Residential Area, Accra. <o:p></o:p>b.
Termination of the Agreement dated the 17th August. <o:p></o:p>c.
Recovery of possession of property No.57, Examination Loop, North Ridge
Residential Area. <o:p></o:p>d.
Prevailing Bank Interest on amount due". <o:p></o:p>The
claim relates to property leased to the defendant by the plaintiff for a term
of 15 years at a monthly rent of $6,000. Plaintiff pleads the mode of payment
of the rent in paragraph 4 of the statement of claim:— <o:p></o:p>"The
plaintiff avers that the defendant by the term of the lease Agreement was
expected to pay 50% of the rent by the plaintiff for the first five years and
thereafter 60% of the rent for sixth to the tenth year of the sublease and
finally 70% or a rent tenth to the end of the lease". <o:p></o:p>According
to plaintiff the defendant has defaulted in the payment of the rent. Even
though the 1st plaintiff Evelyn Aku Ankrah testified, it was Mr. Carl Engman of
James Quagrine &amp; Co. who plaintiff called to establish their case. At the
end of his evidence, particularly his cross-examination it showed that the
defendant owed the plaintiff $96,125.42 including interest and $10,907 being
unpaid rent for 2005. He was asked:— <o:p></o:p>"Q:
So as at the date of the issue of the writ which was 6th June, 2006 the amount
owned was $96,125.42 being payment debt plus interest and $10,907 being 2005
unpaid rent is that correct? <o:p></o:p>A:
Yes". <o:p></o:p>Before
this it is Mr. Engman's evidence that the year 2006 rent has been fully paid
for. <o:p></o:p>Plaintiff
counsel, Mr. Anancy asked his witness:— <o:p></o:p>"Q:
Mr. Engman, the last few questions asked by counsel he mentioned two figures.
The question was what was the balance due and you mentioned $96,125.42 and
another figure $10,907 what do these two figures represent? <o:p></o:p>A:
The first figure that is $96,125.42 represents the judgment debt plus 2%
interest up to January, 2007". <o:p></o:p>From
these answers I will have to accept the evidence which concluded the matter
that the debt is indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $96,125.42 plus
$10,907.<o:p></o:p>

I
will award cost of Eighty Million Cedis (¢80,000,000) in favour of the
plaintiffs.<o:p></o:p></main>