NAA LAMILEY AMOAH vs. GLORIA QUARTEY, THE CHIEF REGISTRAR (LAND TITLE REGISTRY, ACCRA) AND SENSATIONS LIMITED [2011]DLSC2551

NAA LAMILEY AMOAH vs. GLORIA QUARTEY, THE CHIEF REGISTRAR (LAND TITLE REGISTRY,... [2011]DLSC2551

Date	2011-02-10
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/20/2010
Citation No.	[2011]DLSC2551

ATUGUBAJ.S.C [PRESIDING]

DR. DATE-BAH J.S.C.

R. OWUSU J.S.C.

ARYEETEYJ.S.C

AKOTO-BAMFOJ.S.C.

ALBERT ADAARE FOR APPELLANT

KIZITO BEYUO FOR THE 3RD RESPONDENT WITH NAA ODOFOLEY NORTEY

[2011]DLSC2551
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NAA LAMILEY AMOAH<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>GLORIA QUARTEY, THE CHIEF
REGISTRAR (LAND TITLE REGISTRY, ACCRA) AND SENSATIONS LIMITED<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. J4/20/2010 &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;DATE: 10TH FEBRUARY, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ALBERT ADAARE FOR
APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KIZITO BEYUO FOR THE 3RD
RESPONDENT WITH NAA ODOFOLEY NORTEY <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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ATUGUBA, J.S.C [PRESIDING] DR. DATE-BAH, J.S.C. R. OWUSU, J.S.C.
ARYEETEY, J.S.C AND AKOTO-BAMFO, J.S.C.<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGEMENT&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>

</div>ARYEETEY, J.S.C<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This appeal is a straight fight between the
plaintiff/appellant, Naa Lamiley Amoah, whom we refer to simply as appellant
and the original 4th defendant company, Sensations Limited, whom we
refer to as respondent. A brief background to this appeal would be appropriate.
Betty Lokko and her husband, the late Joseph Lokko were owners of two
contiguous plots of land at Osu, Accra which were covered by two separate title
deeds. Betty Lokko’s title deed’s registered number at the Land Registry was
number 1751/1957 while the registered number of her husband’s plot was
1750/1957. After the death of her husband she was appointed the administrator
of his estate. In that capacity she sold her husband’s plot No. 1750/1957 to
Naa Lamiley Amoah, the appellant herein.&nbsp;
This was accompanied by sale by her of her own plot No. 1751/1957 to the
appellant. A receipt, exhibit B which Betty Lokko issued covered the sale of
the two contiguous lands. According to the appellant, after she had bought the
two plots she made a gift of one of them, that is plot number 1750/1957, Betty
Lokko’s late husband’s plot, to her sister the late Mrs. Majorie Welbeck. She
then directed her lawyer, the late Cletus Amoah, who happened to be her
husband, to prepare conveyances to transfer the interest in plot number
1750/1957 to Mrs. Welbeck and plot number 1751/1957, Betty Lokko’s plot, &nbsp;into her name. Her instructions were carried
out by her lawyer. Thereafter it came to the notice of the appellant that one Dr.
Ahadzi claimed ownership of plot number 1751/1957. Apparently fearing that her
interest in plot number 1750/1957 would be jeopardised Mrs. Welbeck, whom the appellant
described as beneficiary, asked for the purchase price of that plot to be refunded
to her. With the support of her husband, Mrs. Welbeck persisted in her demand
for the refund of the purchase price in respect of plot number 1750/1957 to
her. Eventually Betty Lokko refunded an amount of ¢6,000,000 by cheque dated 30th
December, 1993 to her. It is on record that it was Mrs. Welbeck who encashed
the cheque. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Later
Mrs. Betty Lokko through her agent, Alfred Quartey, the original second
defendant, now deceased, sold property number 1750/1957 to the respondent company,
Sensations Limited. The plaintiff was not pleased about the sale by Betty Lokko
of that plot to the respondent company. She therefore, by her amended writ of
summons brought a claim against the defendants jointly and severally for the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Specific performance of an agreement made on or
about the 10th day of October 1991 whereby the 1st and 2nd
defendants agreed to sell to the plaintiff a plot of land for ¢6,500,000 which
agreement was part performed by the plaintiff paying the 1st and
second defendants ¢6,500,000 full purchase price of the plot of land &nbsp;situate at X’tianborg, Osu - Accra against a
receipt issued by 1st and 2nd defendants.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order directed at the Chief Registrar, Land Title
Registry, to rectify the Land Register of the said plot of land by deleting the
name of the 3rd defendant and cancelling its Land Certificate &nbsp;and entering the name of plaintiff in the Land
Register as the true and lawful owner of the said plot of land. <o:p></o:p><!--[if !supportLists]</main>