CRYSTAL CITY LIMITED vs. PAUL AMOO GOTTFRIED AND THE REGISTRAR LAND TITLE REGISTRY [2010]DLCA4588

CRYSTAL CITY LIMITED vs. PAUL AMOO GOTTFRIED AND THE REGISTRAR LAND TITLE REGIS... [2010]DLCA4588

Date	2010-06-20
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/33/2010
Citation No.	[2010]DLCA4588

KUSI – APPIAH J.A. (PRESIDING)

MARFUL SAU J.A.

HONYENUGA J.A.

[2010]DLCA4588
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CRYSTAL CITY LIMITED <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF /APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>PAUL AMOO GOTTFRIED AND
THE REGISTRAR LAND TITLE REGISTRY <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL
APPEAL NO: H1/33/2010&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
JULY, 2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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KUSI
– APPIAH J.A.&nbsp; (PRESIDING), MARFUL SAU&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; J.A., HONYENUGA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>KUSI
– APPIAH, J.A.: <o:p></o:p>The issue in this appeal is a very
narrow one of whether the High Court exercised its discretion properly in refusing
the appellant’s application for interlocutory injunction to restrain “the 1st defendant, his agents
servants and assigns from putting up structures on the land in dispute pending
the final determination of the suit herein and further order or orders as this
Honourable Court may deem fit.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
facts relevant to this case are that the plaintiff is a limited liability
company registered under the laws of Ghana. The 1st defendant, Mr.
Paul Amoo-Gottfried, is a Quantity Surveyor who lives at CFC Estates, Dome,
Accra while the 2nd defendant is a statutory body which registers
interests in land.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
plaintiff avers that it acquired the land from Carl Josiah Reindorf (Executor/
Beneficiary of Emelia Patience Reindorf of Accra) by a lease dated 23rd
of August 2005 stamped and registered as No. AC 8640/2005. The plaintiff
pleaded that by a conveyance&nbsp; dated 20th
November, 1952 and registered as No. 2601/52 with Deeds Registry No. 774/1942
Nii Jacob Okine&nbsp; Quayefio&nbsp; and&nbsp;
others of Onamroko-Adain Family in Accra granted a&nbsp; piece of land at Mile&nbsp; 7½ &nbsp;on
the Accra- Nsawam Road to Dr. Charles Elias Reindorf absolutely and forever.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>By
a lease dated 22nd October, 1955 registered as No. 2421/ 1955, Dr.
Charles Elias Reindorf demised the disputed land to Construction and Furniture
Company now CFC Construction Limited for 99years. On 8th February
1967 the said Dr. Charles Elias Reindorf executed his last will and appointed
the Administrator- General to be the Trustee and Executor thereof. In clause 8
(iii) of his Will, he devised his land situate at mile 7½ &nbsp;Accra- Nsawam&nbsp;
Road leased&nbsp; to CFC Construction
Ltd to his nephew D. Hackie Reindorf and his daughter Emelia Patience Reindorf
in equal shares. On 4/10/91 the Executor by a Vesting Assent vested the
property to Emelia and Reindorf and others who had prior interest therein. In
1992 however the successor in title of Dr. Charles Elias Reindorf sued CFC
Construction Limited, the 1st Defendant’s grantors for recovery of
possession for non-payment of rent and had judgment delivered on 22nd
July 1977 against the 1st Defendant’s grantors. Subsequently in 1977
the successor in title of Dr. Charles Elias Reindorf, having recovered
possession of the disputed land leased it to the plaintiff appellant herein as
stated above.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>According
to the plaintiff, the land the subject matter of this suit is the property of
the plaintiff company, having acquired same from the lessors who are successors
in title of Dr. Charles Elias Reindorf. However, the 1st defendant
has entered the land and is erecting a structure thereon. The plaintiff
contended that the worse part of&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the
matter is that the 2nd defendant has issued Land Certificate No.
G.A. 23285 dated 17th October, 2006 on the land to the 1st
defendant herein.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff therefore
brought this action against the defendants claiming the following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp; <!--[en</main>