ALHAJI MOHAMMED MORU vs. MOHAMMED HUSEINI [2013]DLSC2705

Date	2013-02-27
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/17/2012
Citation No.	[2013]DLSC2705

ATUGUBA JSC. (PRESIDING)

ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC

OWUSU (MS) JSC

DOTSE JSC

BONNIE JSC

HENRY ORRACA- TETTEY FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT.

ROBERT ALLOTEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.

[2013]DLSC2705
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ALHAJI
MOHAMMED MORU<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MOHAMMED
HUSEINI<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<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. J4/17/2012&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; DATE: 27TH
FEBRUARY, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>HENRY
ORRACA- TETTEY FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ROBERT
ALLOTEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>ATUGUBA
JSC. (PRESIDING), ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC, OWUSU (MS) JSC, DOTSE JSC, BONNIE JSC<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%;
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</div>BAFFOE-BONNIE, JSC;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Defendant/Appellant/Appellant is appealing
against the decision of the Court of Appeal dated April 14, 2011 which upheld
the decision of the Circuit Court dated March 17, 2008. <o:p></o:p>The
facts of the case before the trial court were as follows; The Plaintiff/Respondent/Respondent,
hereinafter referred to as the Respondent, suing per his lawful attorney,
caused a writ of summons and statement of claim to issue against the
Defendant/Appellant/Appellant, hereinafter referred to as the Appellant for:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for the immediate
ejectment of the Appellant, then the Defendant from the piece of land
particularly described in paragraph 3 of the statement of claim by reason of:<o:p></o:p>i. Non-payment of rent; and<o:p></o:p>ii. Fraudulent breach of the agreement between
Plaintiff and Defendant.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for recovery of
possession of the said land.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
3.4 million being rent due
and owing for the period January to December 2000 and January to December,
2001.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest at the prevailing
bank rate on the rent and mesne profit due to the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>The
Defendant in turn filed a statement of defence denying the Plaintiff’s claim
and counterclaimed for:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of title to
all that piece or parcel of land described in schedule<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;