NANA YAW ODURO vs. MICHAEL ADUSEI AND THREE OTHERS [2012]DLHC8215

Date	2012-05-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO. C1/11/07
Citation No.	[2012]DLHC8215

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON

PAUL ADU GYAMFI FOR PLAINTIFF

HOLY TRINITY CHAMBERS FOR 1ST DEFENDANT.

MICHAEL OWUSU FOR 2ND DEFENDANT

I. OTCHERE ANTWI FOR 3RD DEFENDANT

CO-DEFENDANT BY HIMSELF

[2012]DLHC8215
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA YAW ODURO<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MICHAEL ADUSEI
AND THREE OTHERS<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
KUMASI]<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. C1/11/07&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; DATE:
24TH MAY, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>PAUL
ADU GYAMFI FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p>HOLY
TRINITY CHAMBERS FOR 1ST DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p>MICHAEL
OWUSU FOR 2ND DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>I.
OTCHERE ANTWI FOR 3RD DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CO-DEFENDANT
BY HIMSELF<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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HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>On 14th June,
2006, the plaintiff, who described himself as a businessman, operating in Accra
and Kumasi, issued from the Registry of this court a writ of summons against
the first three defendants claiming the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“(a)
An order for specific performance against the 1st Defendant in
respect of a contract of sale of House No. Plot 1 Block A, Adum Light
Industrial Layout Kumasi made between the plaintiff’s solicitor, George Sarpong
for and on behalf of the plaintiff and 1st defendant herein for the transfer of
all the interest the 1st defendant has in plot No. 1 Block ‘A’ Adum
Light Industrial Layout, Kumasi aforesaid unto the plaintiff, as principal of
the said George Sarpong as evidence by a receipt dated 22nd November
1997 signed by the 1st Defendnat in acknowledgment of receipt of the
purchase price of ¢300,000,000.00 (Three Hundred Million Cedis).<o:p></o:p>(b)
A declaration that the purported sale, assignment, lease, sublease, gift,
exchange or any other transfer of the House No. Plot 1 Block ‘A’ Adum
Industrial Layout, Kumasi by 1st defendant through his agents or
assigns unto the 2nd defendant is fraudulent, null and void and of
no legal effect whatsoever and should be set aside by this Honourable Court.<o:p></o:p>(c)
An order of perpetual injunction to restrain the defendants from selling
assigning, subletting, leasing, gifting, exchanging or in any manner whatsoever
from dealing with the land in dispute prejudicially to the plaintiff’s right
title and interest in the land in dispute.<o:p></o:p>(d)
An order of perpetual injunction to restrain the 3rd defendant from
granting to the 1st defendant any consent to pledge, charge, assign,
underlet or part with possession of the land in dispute or any part thereon to
the 2nd defendant or any other person except the plaintiff herein.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The co-defendant was later
joined to the suit upon an application for and on behalf of the 2nd
defendant. The disputed property is subject of a fifty year lease commencing 1st
June, 1995 and due to expire on 31st May, 2045, executed between the
Government of Ghana and the 1st defendant. It is dated 31st
January, 1996. It is in evidence in this matter as exhibit ‘5’.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It is the case of the
plaintiff that on or about the 22nd day of March, 1997, acting
through his solicitor, the co-defendant herein, he purchased the disputed
property for an amount of ¢300,000,000.00 (GH¢30,000.00). He asserted that he
paid the purchase price in full through the co-defendant and, was issued a
receipt by 1st defendant in acknowledgment of the purchase price so
paid. The receipt, dated 22nd November, 1997, was tendered in
evidence by the plaintiff as exhibit ‘B’. At the hearing of the case, exhibit
‘B’ was described as a forgery by Mr. Justice&nbsp;
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