BAKANA LTD vs. ALBERT OSEI, THE OFFICIAL LIQUIDATOR OF THE GHANA AIRWAYS [2012]DLHC15056

Date	2012-03-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO. 676/07
Citation No.	[2012]DLHC15056

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JOHN AJET-NASAM

BRIGHT AKWETEY FOR PLAINTIFF

JUSTIN AMENUVOR FOR DEFENDANTS

[2012]DLHC15056
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BAKANA LTD<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ALBERT OSEI, THE OFFICIAL LIQUIDATOR OF THE GHANA AIRWAYS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[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: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 MARCH 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>BRIGHT
AKWETEY FOR PLAINTIFF<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: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 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: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in;">

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</div>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>&nbsp;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>(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 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;&nbsp; One day I was out of the site
and I had a call from my juniors that a man was there called Albert Osei says
that I should see him. So his number was given to me by my foreman… he said I should
meet him at the Emmanuel Eye Clinic. He told me the house was offered to himby
Ghana Airways, so I asked him that are you sure of what you are saying… So he
went into his car and brought an offer letter, immediately I saw the offer
letter I said my friend you are talking about a different house. Because the
offer letter carries the heading, Offer of House No. 10, AugustinoNeto Road.
And I am also aware that the house I was working on at that time is House No.
12, so I challenged him, right from there that he is talking about&nbsp; adifferent House…”<o:p></o:p>The witness for the plaintiff continued:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;I got in touch with that book and I purchased
same, and I went through and I realized that the House No. 12 is not even
listed in that book, it was House No. 10 AugustinoNeto Road.”<o:p></o:p>Further, the witness said:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>