SAMUEL VASMARK VORGBORLO vs. AGNES NORKAI NORTEY [2011]DLHC12145

Date	2011-04-15
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E2/52/09
Citation No.	[2011]DLHC12145

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JOHN AJET-NASAM

GEORGE LOH FOR PLAINTIFF

OSAFO BUABENG FOR DEFENDANT

[2011]DLHC12145
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SAMUEL
VASMARK VORGBORLO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AGNES
NORKAI NORTEY<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

SUIT
NO. E2/52/09&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 APRIL 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&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 style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP JUSTICE JOHN AJET-NASAM<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>The
plaintiff who described himself as a businessman in paragraph 1 of his
Statement of Claim sued the defendant, whom he also described as a business
woman for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Payment of the sum of GH¢50,000.00 by the
defendant being refund of part payment for 100 plots of land situate at
Dahwenya near Tema.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp; Interest
on the said sum from December, 2007 till the date of final payment.<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp; Costs<o:p></o:p>(d)&nbsp; Any
further or other orders as this Court may appear just.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This
is a simple and straight forward case. The defendant does not dispute that an
amount of GH¢50,000.00 was paid as part payment for 100 plots or 25 acres. The
only dispute was that, the defendant said it was GH¢250,000 for the 25 acres.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
plaintiff, as contended by the defendant, was not able to pay the balance
within ninety (90) days as agreed by the parties. The defendant’s contention
therefore is that, plaintiff had breached the agreement for sale of the land.
The plaintiff after some time, made the demand for his money per Exhibit “C”,
dated 29th October, 2008.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
Court appointed a surveyor to assist in the identification of the boundaries.
The surveyor reported, the plaintiff could not point out his boundaries because
his pillars which he said he fixed had been removed. The surveyor could therefore
do nothing to assist the Court.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
plaintiff seems to have lost interest and credibility in the acquisition of the
land. This he expressed his frustration in open Court after the surveyor
presented his findings. The deposit made by the plaintiff was part payment to
the 100 plots or 25 acres of land paid in December, 2007. It is true, the
vendor had not even perfected any of the documents for the purchaser. The
argument that, the total amount of GH¢250,000.00 should be paid within ninety
(90) days, there was no proof to that assertion by the defendant.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
plaintiff did not even ask for specific performance, at least for the value of
land equivalent to the GH¢50,000.00 paid by him. The sale of the land can therefore
be termed Installment Sales. This is the sale of land whereby the purchaser is
required to pay the purchase price by installments. See da Rocha and Lodoh
–Ghana Land Law and Conveyancing, page 189 – 1st Edition.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It
has been said by the learned authors at page 190 supra that <o:p></o:p>“It may be unconscionable to include in installment sales contracts a
condition that, as failure of the purchaser to pay an installment, the vendor
shall be entitled to repossess the land and also to forfeit any payments
already made. See KILMER v BRITISH – COLUMBIA ORCHARD LANDS
(1913) AC 319, Steedman v Drinkle (1916) 1 AC 275, Stockloser
v Johnson (1954) 1QB 476.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;