LEO LAWOE AMEGASHI II vs. FRANCIS AMIHERE NANA PANYIN YENA III [2012]DLCA8100

Date	2012-10-25
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/159/2007
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA8100

S.K.MARFUL-SAU J.A (PRESIDING)

C.J.HONYENUGA J.A

DENNIS ADJEI J.A.

BAFFOUR DWUMAH ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT/CO-DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS PRESENT

MISS EWURABENA QUAYE FOR THE PLIANTIFF/RESPONDENT PRESENT

[2012]DLCA8100
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >LEO LAWOE
AMEGASHI II<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<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>FRANCIS
AMIHERE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>NANA PANYIN
YENA III<o:p></o:p>(CO-DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, CAPE COAST]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO. H1/159/2007&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
25TH OCTOBER, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>BAFFOUR
DWUMAH ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT/CO-DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS PRESENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MISS
EWURABENA QUAYE FOR THE PLIANTIFF/RESPONDENT PRESENT<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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S.K.MARFUL-SAU
J.A (PRESIDING), C.J.HONYENUGA J.A, DENNIS ADJEI J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>DENNIS
ADJEI, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>This
appeal is a simple one as the facts are not contentious.&nbsp; The facts of the appeal are that the plaintiff/respondent
who is referred to in this appeal as the plaintiff acquired a building plot
from the predecessor of the co-defendant.&nbsp;
There was no provision in the lease which would entitle the lessor to exercise
the right of re-entry should the plaintiff fail to develop the plot. It is
rather the Lands Commission which introduced the issue of re-entry for not
developing the plot within two years in the schedule to the lease. <o:p></o:p>The
defendant/appellant and the co-defendant/appellant would be referred to in this
appeal as defendant and co-defendant respectively.&nbsp; The plaintiff could not develop the plot and
the co-defendant served notice of re-entry on the plaintiff to remedy the
breach within three months.&nbsp; Barely after
two years, 5 months of the issue of the notice of re-entry, the co-defendant
served final notice of re-entry on the plaintiff.&nbsp; The co-defendant sold the plot to the
defendant and that compelled the plaintiff to institute the action, the subject
matter of this appeal against the defendant and the co-defendant.<o:p></o:p>On
30th August, 2004, the Circuit Court, Sekondi gave judgment in
favour of the plaintiff against the defendant and the co-defendant.&nbsp; The defendant and the co-defendant
dissatisfied with the judgment filed a notice of appeal on 31st
August, 2004.&nbsp; The appeal has three main grounds of appeal and they are:<o:p></o:p>a.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
“The learned trial Judge
erred in law by misapplying the provisions of section 29 and 30 of the Conveyancing
Decree, 1973, NRCD 175 in the determination of the case.
<o:p></o:p>b.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The award of ¢10,000,000.00
damages to the plaintiff was wrongful in law.<o:p></o:p>c.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;