BAKANA LTD vs. ALBERT OSEI [2012]DLHC12049

Date	2012-03-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO. 676/07
Citation No.	[2012]DLHC12049

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JOHN AJET-NASAM

BRIGHT AKWETE FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

JUSTIN AMENUVOR FOR DEFENDANT/APPPLICANT

[2012]DLHC12049
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BAKANA LTD<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ALBERT OSEI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS AND APPLICANTS)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

SUIT NO. 676/07&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 23RD&nbsp;&nbsp;MARCH 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>BRIGHT
AKWETE FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT,<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP JUSTICE JOHN AJET-NASAM<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;On the 26th day
of September, the plaintiff instituted this action against the defendants. The
claims are purely declaratory. I do not intend to quote these reliefs verbatim
in this judgment. I will, however may refer to such reliefs whenever the need
arises.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff company sued
per Kofi Amponsah-Boateng. The facts are that Kofi Amponsah-Boateng
representing the company said he purchased property H/No 12, AugustinoNeto
Road. He tendered documents including the Head lease as Exhibit “A”, Search
Report, Exhibit “B”and others including Exhibit “H” a voluminous document
titled a GHANA AIRWAYS LIMITED (“GH”). <o:p></o:p>(In Official Liquidation)<o:p></o:p>Volume 2: Landed
Properties.<o:p></o:p>SALE MEMORANDUM<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (For Guidance of Prospective buyers) 19th
October 2005”.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;After Kofi Amponsah-Boateng
purchased the property from Laud Maclarthy, he began remodeling of the
structure on the plot. His workers were however stopped. The reason being that,
the property belongs to Albert Osei. The said Albert Osei; the facts indicated,
was the successful bidder to the property. The 2nd defendant, the
Liquidator, argued that the property was sold to the 1st defendant
as that property belonged to the defunct Ghana Airways. It is however
interesting to note that, Albert Osei was a former board member of Ghana
Airways.<o:p></o:p>The defendant also tendered
a lot of documents through one Trevor KwaminaHaizel to inedicate that, the property
in issue belongs to Ghana Airways. It has been indicated&nbsp; in <o:p></o:p>Exhibit “H” H/No. 10,
AugustinoNeto Road belonged to Ghana Airways. However, H/No 12, AugustinoNeto
Road does not include the landed properties listed in Exhibit “H”. The said
Exhibit “H” listed properties situate at Kisseman and Sakamono Ridge and North
Labone, Dansoman, Castle Road, Takoradi, London and Sierra Leone etc.<o:p></o:p>The PW1, the contractor
hired by the plaintiff to do the work testified on the 7th day of
July 2009 as follows:<o:p></o:p>WITNESS:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</main>