KWADWO TWUM BARIMA vs. KWABENA AYELE [2013]DLCA3220

Date	2013-02-28
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H2/69/2012
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA3220

JUSTICE AYEBI JA [PRESIDING]

JUSTICE IRENE C DANQUAH JA

JUSTICE ALHAJI TANKO AMADU JA

FRANK PINTO AMORTEY ESQ. FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

OBENG MANU ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2013]DLCA3220
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWADWO TWUM BARIMA<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KWABENA AYELE<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[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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CIVIL
APPEAL NO. H2/69/2012&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 28TH
FEBRUARY, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>FRANK PINTO AMORTEY ESQ.
FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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OBENG
MANU ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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JUSTICE
AYEBI JA [PRESIDING]
,JUSTICE IRENE C DANQUAH JA, JUSTICE ALHAJI&nbsp;
TANKO AMADU JA<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>TANKO
AMADU JA<o:p></o:p>1. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This
appeal is from the judgment of the Circuit Court Kumasi, dated the &nbsp;&nbsp; 5th day of June 2007. The facts of
the case giving rise to this appeal are &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; that:<o:p></o:p>2. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By
writ of summons issued from the registry of the Circuit Court Kumasi the Plaintiff/Respondent (hereinafter referred
to as “the Respondent”) instituted action
against the Defendant/Appellant (hereinafter referred to &nbsp;&nbsp; as “the Appellant”) for:<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; “An order of specific
performance of the contract of sale of Defendant’s Kejetia storeroom No. ADS
118, whose full purchase price of ¢170,000.00 (One Hundred and Seventy Million
Cedis) the Plaintiff has paid to Defendant but Defendant has failed, neglected
and or refused to give possession thereof to Plaintiff and is occupying same”. <o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
case of the Respondent a trader, is that early in 2004 the Appellant indicated
he was selling his (Appellant’s) store No. ADS 118 at a purchase price the Appellant
initially fixed at ¢100,000,000 (One Hundred Million Cedis) but which was
eventually raised to ¢170,000,000 (One Hundred and Seventy Million Cedis).<o:p></o:p>4. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
Respondent asserted that he made full payment of the purchase price of the
store to the Appellant, albeit in installments. He was emphatic that payments
to the Appellant were made in the said store in dispute. The Respondent
testified that when he made a total payment of ¢110,000,000 the Appellant
issued him with a receipt which was tendered in evidence without objection and
same was admitted and marked Exhibit ‘A’. The full contents of Exhibit ‘A’
states:<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; “This is to certify that, I Kwadwo Barima of
Post Office Box KJ 133 Kumasi have received cash the sum of One Hundred and Ten
Million Cedis (¢110,000,000) from Kwabena Ayele of Post Office Box 6802 Kumasi
being part payment of the purchase price of my stall at Kejetia Kumasi leaving
an outstanding balance of (¢60,000”,000.00) to be paid by Kwabena Ayele on or
before 14th day of February 2005. That the necessary papers would be
made in favour of the said Kwabena Ayele after final payment”<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
Respondent’s case is that although he had paid for the store about two years
earlier, the Appellant and his wife continued to occupy the store and had
failed to yield vacant possession of same to him. It is the Respondent’s
grievance from the said conduct of the Appellant which precipitated the
commencement of the suit.<o:p></o:p>6. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
Appellant contested the Respondent’s claim. He admitted having received a total
sum of ¢170,000,000 (One Hundred and Seventy Million Cedis) fro</main>