AFRIKANIA MISSION CHURCH vs. SEBA CONSTRUCTION LTD [2013]DLCA6217

Date	2013-02-07
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: H1/104/2011
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA6217

AKAMBA J. B.

JSC DORDZIE A.M.A. JA

GYAN S. K. JA

MS GLORIA COFIE FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

MS LAWRENCIA ADIKA FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2013]DLCA6217
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AFRIKANIA
MISSION CHURCH <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/ APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SEBA
CONSTRUCTION LTD<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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;(DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NO.: H1/104/2011&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: DATE: 7TH FEBRUARY, 2013<o:p></o:p>

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A.M.A. JA, GYAN S. K. JA<o:p></o:p>

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</div>AGNES
M. A. DORDZIE <o:p></o:p>FACTS
<o:p></o:p>Until
his death on the 3rd of June 2003 Sebastian Clement Dogbey also known as Osofo
Kofi Ameve was the managing director of Seba Construction Ltd the respondent in
this appeal. He was also the leader or Head pastor of the appellant, the
Afrikania Mission Church. <o:p></o:p>Both
parties occupied the subject matter of this suit, a four storey office building
situate at Sakaman Junction South Odorkor. During the life time of Osofo Kofi
Ameve, Seba Construction Limited had its offices, warehouse and other
facilities in the building and the Afrikania Mission used part of the building
to hold church services and to house trainee pastors. At the death of Osofo
Ameve the respondent’s new managing director, Mrs Dogbey the widow of the
deceased and other family members of the deceased took steps to eject the
Afrikania Mission from the premises claiming the premises belongs to the
respondent company, Osofo Ameve only permitted the appellant to use the place.
The appellant resisted this claim and maintained the mission owns the property.
<o:p></o:p>This
resulted in the suit instituted by the respondent in the High Court, Accra in
which it claimed the following reliefs: <o:p></o:p>1)
An order for perpetual injunction restraining the defendant, its agents,
servants and assigns from running its secretariat from and holding its church
services at the premises. <o:p></o:p>2)
A declaration that the plaintiff is the owner of the premises at South Odorkor,
Accra. <o:p></o:p>3)
Recovery of possession of the premises. <o:p></o:p>4)
General and special damages for trespass. <o:p></o:p>The
defendant/appellant denied the above claims in their statement of defence and
counterclaimed as follows: <o:p></o:p>(a)
A declaration that the defendant is the owner of its mission headquarters at
Sakaman Junction, South Odorkor, Accra <o:p></o:p>(b)
Perpetual injunction to restrain the plaintiff, its agents, servants and
assigns from interfering with quiet enjoyment of the defendant’s ownership of
its mission headquarters at Sakaman Junction, South Odorkor, Accra <o:p></o:p>(c)
Damages for trespass and destruction of defendant’s shrine. <o:p></o:p>The
High Court gave judgment in favour of the respondent and granted all the
reliefs endorsed on the writ as stated above except the 4th. <o:p></o:p>The
appellant dis</main>