AGNES YIRENKYI vs. GEORGE ATTA GYIMAH, EVANS OPOKU GYIMAH AND CECILIA KUKUA [2014]DLCA4434

Date	2014-01-16
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/32/2013
Citation No.	[2014]DLCA4434

MARIAMA OWUSU JA (PRESIDING)

MARFUL-SAU J.A.

SAEED K. GYAN J.A.

MR. THOMAS HUGHES FOR APPELLANT

MR. FRIMPONG BOADU FOR RESPONDENT

[2014]DLCA4434
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AGNES YIRENKYI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/
RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>GEORGE ATTA GYIMAH,
EVANS OPOKU GYIMAH AND CECILIA KUKUA<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/ APPELLANTS)<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:&nbsp; 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:<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<o:p></o:p>

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

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>MARIAMA OWUSU, J.A:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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&nbsp; 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, </main>