CLEMENT OTCHERE vs. DIANA OWUSU [2016]DLCA4629

Date	2016-02-29
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/27/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA4629

AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING)

TORKORNOO (MRS) J. A.

DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J. A

MUJEEB RAHMAN AHMED WITH SAEED KOFI SAM OSMAN HAKEEM AND

LAWAL TAHIRU FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

NANA YAW FRIMPONG FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2016]DLCA4629
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CLEMENT OTCHERE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>DIANA OWUSU<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<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: H1/27/2015&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 29TH FEBRUARY,
2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MUJEEB RAHMAN AHMED WITH
SAEED KOFI SAM, OSMAN HAKEEM AND LAWAL TAHIRU FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NANA
YAW FRIMPONG FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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AYEBI
J.A. (PRESIDING), TORKORNOO (MRS) J. A., DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J. A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>TORKORNOO
(MRS), J.A.<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff respondent sued the
defendant Appellant for:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order for Specific Performance of the contract for the sale of House No. Plot
18 Block ‘P’ Aburaso, Kumasi and Plot No. 10 Block ‘A’ Kenyase Krotia, Kumasi
entered into between the Plaintiff and the Defendant on 13th
September, 2012 or in the alternative Payment of the sum of One Hundred and
Twenty Thousand Ghana cedis (GH¢120,000.00) being part payment of purchase
price of Two Hundred and Twenty Thousand Ghana cedis (GH¢220,000.00) of the two
properties described above which Plaintiff advanced to the Defendant towards
the purchase of these properties.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General
damages for breach of contract.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest
at the prevailing bank rate from 24th October, 2012 till date of
final payment.<o:p></o:p>After being served with the Writ in
this suit, the defendant Appellant entered conditional appearance through her
lawyer. She then filed an application to strike out the Writ of summons and
statement of claim. Her complaint was that the Writ of summons was issued by a
law firm or chambers Messrs Afrifa &amp; Co and as such, could not invoke the
jurisdiction of the high court. It was her case that the issue of the Writ by a
law firm rendered the Writ incompetent and void. The high court dismissed this
application and its supporting arguments leading to this appeal. <o:p></o:p>Although there were four grounds of
appeal filed, they coalesced around one legal position and were thus argued
together. The grounds of appeal are that<o:p></o:p>