AGNES YIRENKYI vs. GEORGE ATTA GYIMAH, EVANS OPOKU GYIMAH AND CECILIA KUKUA [2014]DLCA2899

Date	2014-01-16
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/32/2013
Citation No.	[2014]DLCA2899

MARIAMA OWUSU (PRESIDING)

MARFUL-SAU J.A.

SAEED K. GYAN J.A.

MR. THOMAS HUGHES FOR APPELLANT

MR. FRIMPONG BOADU FOR RESPONDENT

[2014]DLCA2899
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OPOKU GYIMAH AND CECILIA KUKUA<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[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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CIVIL
APPEAL NO. H1/32/2013&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;DATE: 16TH
JANUARY, 2014<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>MR. THOMAS HUGHES FOR
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.
FRIMPONG BOADU FOR RESPONDENT&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>

</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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MARIAMA OWUSU (PRESIDING), MARFUL-SAU
J.A. , SAEED K. GYAN J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div>JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>MARIAMA OWUSU, J.A:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Section 20 [1] of the Matrimonial Causes Act
1971, ACT 367 provides as follows;<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“The Court may order either party to the
marriage to pay to the other party a sum of money or convey to the other party
movable or immovable property as settlement of property rights or in lieu
thereof or as part of financial provision that the Court thinks just and equitable”.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff and 1st
defendant in this suit were married customarily sometime 1979. They cohabited
in Kumasi, Accra and London. There are three issues between them. The marriage
was dissolved on 24-11-1999. It is the case of the plaintiff that, the meeting
to dissolve the marriage between her and the 1st defendant took
place before relations and representatives of both sides. At that meeting, the
1st defendant openly acknowledged that, in view of the fact that, he
had initiated the dissolution of the marriage, he was prepared to pacify the
plaintiff. Consequently, 1st defendant offered plaintiff and her
children the matrimonial home, House No. 1, 183/15, Dansoman, Accra. Plaintiff
continued that, her family requested for financial provision of twenty million
cedis [¢20,000,000.00] but the 1st defendant offered two million
cedis [¢2,000,000.000] to which the former rejected. The plaintiff further
averred that 2nd and 3rd defendants who are the children
of 1st defendant by his previous marriage have rented out the
outhouse in the matrimonial home through the instrumentality of the 1st
defendant. In addition, the 2nd and 3rd defendants are
making it impossible for her to continue to stay at the Dansoman House by
raining insults on her with occasional threats. Plaintiff therefore claims
against the defendants jointly and severally the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
Order compelling the 1st defendant to convey absolutely H/No. 1,
183/15, 23rd Close Dansoman, Accra, together with reasonable lump sum
payment to the plaintiff on the basis of the undertaking by the 1st
defendant during the proceedings for the dissolution of the marriage between
the parties.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In
the alternative compelling the 1st defendant to convey absolutely
H/No. 1, 183/15 23rd Close Dansoman, Accra, together with reasonable
lump sum payment as property and financial settlement arising out of the
dissolution of the marriage between the parties or as consequential Order to
the dissolution of the marriage.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery
of possession of H/No. 1, 183/15 23rd Close Dansoman, Accra against
the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd&nbsp; defendants with a further order that the 2nd
defendant removes all the structures he has erected on the grounds of the said
house.<o:p></o:p>4.