C. W. K. ADADEVOH vs. MRS ALIA ASSAD, AMALIA CO. LTD. [2015]DLCA15080

Date	2015-02-26
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: H1/157/2014
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA15080

KUSI APPIAH (JA) (PRESIDING)

KORBIEH (JA)

MARGARET WELBOURNE (JA)

MR KODWO ERSKINE FOR RESPONDENT

MR K. AUSTIN FOR APPELLANTS

[2015]DLCA15080
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >C. W. K. ADADEVOH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MRS ALIA ASSAD, AMALIA CO. LTD. <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

SUIT NO.: H1/157/2014&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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:
26TH FEBRUARY 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>KUSI
APPIAH (JA) (PRESIDING), KORBIEH (JA), MARGARET WELBOURNE (JA)<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in;">

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</div>MARGARET WELBOURNE (JA)<o:p></o:p>This appeal emanates from the judgment of
the High Court, Accra, dated 21st December, 2007, in favour of the
plaintiff, now respondent against the defendants, now appellants.<o:p></o:p>The Facts of the case <o:p></o:p>It was the plaintiff’s case that his late
father demised the subject property H/No C 263/3, Ring Road Central, Accra, to
him in a will.<o:p></o:p>In the lifetime of the deceased, his son
Edwin T. Y. Adadevoh acting as caretaker, let the house to the 1st defendant
for a term of ten years.&nbsp; The plaintiff
pleaded that he gave six months’ notice of his intention not to renew the
tenancy as it was his intention to pull down the building and reconstruct a new
edifice. The reason being that the place is prone to frequent and periodic
floods and has become a Central Commercial location.&nbsp; Additionally, the defendant has not paid rent
for four years and has also been using the premises let as dwelling house for
business purposes.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff further pleaded that the
defendants, without his authority or consent, carried out extensive re-construction
of the property thereby weakening, defacing and damaging the structural,
architectural and aesthetic beauty of the property.<o:p></o:p>In course of time, the 1st defendant, who had unlawfully mounted a mast
on the building informed the plaintiff that she was assigning her interest to
the 2nd defendant contrary to their tenancy agreement to give him
particulars of the assignment.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff further bemoaned the fact
that the defendants have failed to have the rent reviewed contrary to their tenancy
agreement hence he claimed for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; an
Order for recovery of possession of House No. C 263/3 Ring Road Central, Accra,
as the legal title and beneficial owner.
<o:p></o:p>2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; an
Order against the defendants jointly and severally to vacate the premises and
give vacatant possession of same.<o:p></o:p>3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
Order terminating the lease agreement executed by Edwin T. Y. Adadevoh as lessor
and Mrs Alia Assad as lessee.<o:p></o:p>4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Arrears
of rent of 36 million cedis.<o:p></o:p>5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mesne
profits;<o:p></o:p>6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interest
on the accumulated arrears of the recoverable rent.<o:p></o:p>The
defendants’ case<o:p></o:p>