GRACE ARTHUR vs. SHARON OFORI YEBOAH [2015]DLCA6482

Date	2015-02-19
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL: H1/227/2014
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA6482

OFOE (JA) (PRESIDING)

ACQUAYE (JA)

MARGARET WELBOURNE (JA)

KWAME OWIREDU FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT

BOSSY BANSON FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT

[2015]DLCA6482
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GRACE ARTHUR<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SHARON OFORI YEBOAH<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>CIVIL
APPEAL: H1/227/2014&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; DATE: 19TH FEBRUARY
2015<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

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PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>OFOE
(JA) (PRESIDING), ACQUAYE (JA), MARGARET WELBOURNE (JA)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>MARGARET WELBOURNE (JA)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This is an appeal against the ruling of the
High Court dated 19th February, 2014. <o:p></o:p>The
background to the case is that the plaintiff/appellant, Grace Arthur, sued the
defendant/respondent Sharon Ofori Yeboah at the District Court, claiming the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration that there is a binding tenancy
between the plaintiff and the late Kwaku Ofori Yeboah, father of the defendant,
covering the premises.<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;An
order for specific performance of the tenancy agreement between the plaintiff
and the said Kwaku O. Yeboah.<o:p></o:p>iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;Recovery of possession<o:p></o:p>iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;An
order for injunction restraining the defendant and all those who claim title
through the late Kwaku Ofori-Yeboah from interfering with the plaintiff’s
possession of the subject matter.<o:p></o:p>v.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;Costs<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The defendant in her Statement of Defence
admitted that the plaintiff had an agreement with her deceased father for which
an amount of GH¢900.00 had been paid to her father. She further averred that
the premises had been willed to her and that she was the lawful owner of the
shop and prayed the court to strike out the plaintiff’s case as lacking merit.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The plaintiff then prayed the court to grant
judgment on admissions. Before the court could give a decision, the defendant’s
lawful attorney sought leave of the court to engage counsel. Then the defendant
prayed the court to dismiss the suit on grounds of law pursuant to Order 16 of
C.I.59<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(See page 24 of the ROA for the ruling of the
District Magistrate). The Court in summary; overruled the application to dismiss
the suit on two grounds namely: <o:p></o:p>1.
That the court lacked jurisdiction and <o:p></o:p>