ANTHONY MENSAH, MR. & MRS. ADU BOAHEN OWUSU AND ELIZABETH MENSAH vs. SAMUEL MANU ABEYIE, MRS. ELIZABETH OPOKU MENSAH ABEYIE AND ALICE HAICK (NEE ALICE BEDWEI) [2012]DLCA7965

ANTHONY MENSAH, MR. & MRS. ADU BOAHEN OWUSU AND ELIZABETH MENSAH vs. SAMUEL MAN... [2012]DLCA7965

Date	2012-03-30
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/49/2011
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA7965

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

FRANCIS KORBIEH J.A.

IRENE DANQUAH J.A.

[2012]DLCA7965
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ANTHONY MENSAH, MR. &amp; MRS. ADU BOAHEN OWUSU AND ELIZABETH
MENSAH<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>SAMUEL MANU ABEYIE, MRS. ELIZABETH OPOKU MENSAH ABEYIE AND ALICE
HAICK (NEE ALICE BEDWEI)<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/49/2011&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 30TH MARCH,
2012<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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MARIAMA
OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING), FRANCIS KORBIEH J.A., IRENE DANQUAH J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>Mariama Owusu, J.A:<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the decision of the High Court, Kumasi dated
23-7-2010.&nbsp; In the said decision, the
court held among other things that:<o:p></o:p>“It
is evident that the plaintiffs have no cause of action against the 1st
and 2nd defendants.&nbsp; The cause
of action they may have against the 3rd defendant may relate to
breach of agreement and not the type of reliefs sought in the instance action.<o:p></o:p>In
view of the courts holdings, the trial of the other issues are completely
unnecessary.&nbsp; The plaintiffs have no
cause of action and therefore have no capacity to institute the present
action.&nbsp; The court herby dismisses all
the claims sought by the plaintiffs.<o:p></o:p>As
assignees, the 1st and 2nd defendants have title to the
disputed property and are entitled to recovery of possession.&nbsp; Since the plaintiffs are not in the premises
under any grant, they are trespassers.&nbsp;
And having denied the title of the 1st and 2nd
defendants, the plaintiffs are liable to be ejected forthwith…”<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the High Court, the plaintiffs appealed to this court.<o:p></o:p>The
Grounds of Appeal are:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The trial Judge erred when
he ruled that the appellants have no capacity to institute the action.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The learned High Court Judge
erred when he ruled that the appellants’ interest in the property came to an
end when the lease of the property expired.<o:p></o:p>c.