ERIC ANSONG vs. MR. ALBERT GORMAN AND MRS. GORMAN [2011]DLSC6165

Date	2011-12-30
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/37/2010
Citation No.	[2011]DLSC6165

WOOD (MRS) C.J (PRESIDING)

BROBBEY JSC

ANSAH JSC

DOTSE JSC

AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS.) JSC

KWADWO OWUSU AGYEMENG FOR THE DEFENDANTS/ APPELLANTS.

CHARLES ANDOH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.

[2011]DLSC6165
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ERIC ANSONG<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MR. ALBERT GORMAN AND
MRS. GORMAN<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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. J4/37/2010 &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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 30TH DECEMBER, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>KWADWO OWUSU AGYEMENG FOR
THE DEFENDANTS/ APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CHARLES
ANDOH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/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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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:
auto;line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">WOOD
(MRS) C.J (PRESIDING), BROBBEY JSC, ANSAH
JSC, DOTSE JSC, AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS.) JSC<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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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>ANSAH JSC;<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal
against the decision of the Court of Appeal affirming the judgment of the trial
High Court. The appellants rely on the following grounds of appeal, namely, <o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
 justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in">“The Court of
 Appeal erred in affirming the judgment of the trial court because the
 pleaded contract of sale is inchoate, invalid and unenforceable since the
 subject matter properly is jointly owned, but the pleaded contract of sale
 is between respondent on the one hand and 1st Appellant on the
 other hand only.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
 justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in">The Court of
 Appeal erred in affirming the judgment of the trial court and dismissing
 appeal because even if the pleaded contract of sale of the subject-matter
 property were between respondent and 1st and 2nd
 Appellants jointly since the parties decided no longer to sell the house
 rescinded whatever agreement and returned the purported part payment there
 was no longer a subsisting agreement on which an order of specific
 performance could be based and there was no circumstances as would have
 rendered it a fraud for appellants to have rescinded the contract.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
 justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in">The Court of
 Appeal erred when although it found that the contract of sale herein was
 in writing and not oral, it went outside the written contract and admitted
 parol evidence to vary the written contract of sale and rewrote the
 contact of sale for the parties.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="4" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
 justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in">Further
 grounds of appeal would be filed upon receipt of proceedings.”<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>