YUSIF MOHAMMED PER HIS LAWFUL ATTORNEY SULEMANA MOHAMMED vs. ABUBAKARI FATUMA [2013]DLCA8149

Date	2013-07-25
Suit No.	SUIT NO. 236/2013
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA8149

ISAAC DUOSE JA (PRESIDING)

K.A.ACQUAYE JA

SAEED K.GYAN JA

MR. IGNATIUS DE-PAUL FOR PLT. /APPELLANT

MR. TAWIAH YOYOWAH FOR DEFT’/RESPONDENT

[2013]DLCA8149
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >YUSIF MOHAMMED
PER HIS LAWFUL ATTORNEY SULEMANA MOHAMMED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ABUBAKARI
FATUMA<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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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SUIT
NO. 236/2013&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 25TH JULY, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL.<o:p></o:p>MR.
IGNATIUS DE-PAUL FOR PLT. /APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
TAWIAH YOYOWAH FOR DEFT’/RESPONDENT<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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ISAAC
DUOSE JA (PRESIDING), K.A.ACQUAYE JA, SAEED K.GYAN JA<o:p></o:p>

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</div>SAEED KWAKU GYAN, JA: The Plaintiff, by this appeal, seeks an
order of the Court of Appeal to reverse the discretionary decision of the High
Court, Accra, presided over by K.Amissah-Koomson, J by which the said Court
declined the Plaintiff’s application to amend the House number of the property
in dispute as originally indorsed in the Writ of Summons, and same recorded in
the Judgment of the trial court as far back as 2003.<o:p></o:p>An examination of the record of Appeal
reveals that the conduct of the case at the court below took several rather
strange twists and turns with the Plaintiff being granted leave, on various
occasions, to amend his pleadings, including the indorsement on the Writ of
Summons in a Substantial way even after judgment had been delivered in the case
on 13/2/2003.&nbsp; A number of Reviews of the
Judgment were sought and apparently granted in favour of the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>The background to the
instant appeal may be briefly outlined as follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp; By
his Writ of Summons filed on 11th March, 1999 the Plaintiff sought a
Declaration that he was the bonafide purchaser for value without notice,
and, therefore, the owner of House No_C 134/5, Nima Accra, or, in the
alternative, recovery of the purchase price of the said house with interest.<o:p></o:p>By his Statement of Claim, the Plaintiff
contended that the purchase of the house was originally evidenced by a receipt
dated 31/12/97 and also, subsequently, by a “conveyance on the house” executed
by the Defendant.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It does seem obvious to me, reading the
Statement of Defence filed on 23/4/1999, (page 16 of the record) that the
identity of the property in dispute, as stated by the Plaintiff in the
indorsement of his Writ and the Statement of Claim was not really in
doubt.&nbsp; The Defendant appeared only to
dispute the alleged sale of the house in question.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>When the Plaintiff amended his Statement of
Claim on 20/7/99 he maintained the same house number, namely CI34/5 Nima, Accra
(see paragraph 1 thereof on page 22 of the record.) That House number was
maintained in the issues contained in the Summons for Directions filed on 21/7/99.&nbsp;&nbsp; Indeed, in an Affidavit supporting a Motion
for Interlocutory Injunction filed on 28/6/2000 (page 45 of the record), the Plaintiff’s
Lawful Attorney, Sulemana Mohammed, declared that he lived in H/No_ C134/5,
Nima, Accra, which is the house identified in the indorsement of the Writ of
Summons as the property in dispute.<o:p></o:p>Intriguingly, at page 71 of the record can
be found a Motion on Notice for review of the Court’s “judgment dated
13/2/2003, pursuant to special leave granted by Justice I.Ashong-Yaccuub,
on 2nd April 2003; order of 19/5/2003” (emphasis provided).<o:p></o:p><o:p</main>