GEORGE AMUAH vs. MR. J. M. AFRIYIE & 10 OTHERS [2012]DLCA7035

Date	2012-04-20
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/62/2011
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA7035

MARFUL-SAU J.A. (PRESIDING)

AYEBI J.A.

HONYENUGA J.A

MR. F. K. YEBOAH WITH GABRIEL AMOAH FOR DEFT/RESPONDENTS

MR. TEI AZU FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

[2012]DLCA7035
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GEORGE AMUAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MR. J. M. AFRIYIE &amp; 10 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>CIVIL
APPEAL NO.: H1/62/2011&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 20TH APRIL, 2012<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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GABRIEL AMOAH FOR DEFT/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

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PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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>MARFUL-SAU
J.A. (PRESIDING), AYEBI J.A., HONYENUGA J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>HONYENUGA,
J.A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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>This is an appeal by the
plaintiff/appellant hereinafter referred to as the appellant against the
decision of the High Court, Accra dated the 23rd day of April 2010. The said
decision dismissed the appellant’s claim together with the counterclaim of the defendant/respondent
but ordered the appellant to handover to the respondents any P.T.A. monies
collected by him.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The facts of this appeal are that the
appellant set up the Association International School from his own resources
and was running the school until around 1981 when the Government of Ghana
confiscated the school and placed it under the management of the Ghana
Education Service (GES). However, in December 2008, the Ex-President of the
Republic of Ghana deconfiscated the said school. Thereafter, a Deed of Transfer
dated the 5th day of January, 2009 was executed in favour of the appellant. On
the 14th day of September 2009, the school was formally handed over to the
appellant and has since been under his management. The appellant called upon
the respondents especially the 11th respondent to release the Parent Teacher
Association (P.T.A.) funds to enable him run the school but to no avail. The
appellant who believed that these funds belonged to the school and after
persistent failure to release the said funds to him, caused the instant Writ of
Summons to be issued against the respondents claiming as follows:—<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;"(i) A declaration that Association
International School’s PTA’s accounts at SCB Opeibea House Branch and at any
other bank in Ghana belongs to Association International School and can only be
used for the benefit of the school.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(ii) An order against the defendants to
release all the money in Association International School PTA bank accounts at
SCB, Opeibea House branch and any other bank to the plaintiff to be used for
the benefit of Association International School”. <o:p></o:p>The Writ of Summons was
accompanied by a twenty-three paragraph Statement of claim. The respondents
entered appearance thereto and filed a Statement of Defence and Counterclaimed
as follows:-<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;“1. The payment of present day value of the
extra assets provided by members of 11th defendant valued in 2002 as
GH¢292,235.00.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;2. Account and return all monies from the
members of 11th defendant collected by the teachers of the school appropriated
by the plaintiff”. <o:p></o:p>An application for
directions was filed and the following were the issues:—<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;"(a) Whether or not the Parent Teacher
Association (PTA) of Association International School is distinct from
Association International School.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(b) Whether or not the PTA levy collected by
the school which is in the PTA accounts is for the benefit of the school or for
any other purpose. <o:p></o:p>(c)
Any further issues arising from the pleadings. <o:p></o:p>The following additional
issues we</main>