OFEI BOSOMPEM AND EMMANUEL OPARE-BOSOMPEM vs. STEPHEN TETTEH KWAME [2010]DLSC2553

Date	2010-07-07
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/5/2010
Citation No.	[2010]DLSC2553

AKUFFO (MS) JSC (PRESIDING)

DR. DATE-BAH JSC

ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

GBADEGBE JSC

W. L. ANTHONIO FOR THE PLAINTIFFS /RESPONDENTS /APPLICANTS /APPELLANTS

JAMES AHENKORAH FOR THE DEFENDANT /APPELLANT /RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT

[2010]DLSC2553
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >OFEI BOSOMPEM AND EMMANUEL OPARE-BOSOMPEM<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>STEPHEN TETTEH KWAME<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[SUPREME COURT, 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. J4/5/2010&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 7TH JULY,
2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>W.
L. ANTHONIO FOR THE PLAINTIFFS /RESPONDENTS /APPLICANTS /APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JAMES AHENKORAH FOR THE DEFENDANT /APPELLANT
/RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT<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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AKUFFO
(MS) JSC (PRESIDING), DR. DATE-BAH JSC, ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC , BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC,
GBADEGBE JSC&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; <o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>BAFFOE-BONNIE, JSC:&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;<o:p></o:p>The
facts in the current appeal are fairly simple.&nbsp;
The applicants herein instituted an action at the High Court claiming;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none">(a)&nbsp; Possession of the premises housing the Pan Africa
Hotel ¢300,000 monthly rent from the 27/07/1999 up to date of service of the
writ.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none">(b) Mesne profits at the rate of ¢800,000 per month
from the date of the service writ till delivery of possession to the
plaintiff&nbsp; and <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none">(c)&nbsp; Costs.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The trial High Court Judge found for the
appellants in this action and among other things stated as follows;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;“It
would therefore be unconscionable to allow the defendants to retain possession
without paying economic rent for the premises in favour of the plaintiff and
not grant the plaintiff vacant possession of the premises housing the Pan
African Hotel.&nbsp; I shall also allow the
plaintiffs claim for ¢800,000 as mesne profits from the 27th July
1999 to date.&nbsp; I shall accordingly enter
judgment for the plaintiff for that sum since that sum would in my view be a
fair rent for the said premises. Costs of ¢20,000,000 in favour of plaintiff”.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This judgment was delivered on 22/02/2006;
i.e 7 years after the writ was issued. Dissatisfied, the Respondents herein,
immediately filed appeal which is still pending at the Court of Appeal.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After filing of the appeal, he also
applied to the High Court for stay of execution pending appeal, but same was
dismissed. The application was repeated and granted by the Court of Appeal which
on 31/03/2008 held as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;“……..At least half of the judgment debt should
be paid as this would not work any hardship on the judgment debtor.……… For this
reason, the application is granted on terms. i.e., half of the judgment debt
must be paid while the applicant remains in po</main>