TONY ANNIN-BOATENG vs. REGIMANUEL GRAY LTD. [2016]DLCA4696

Date	2016-04-14
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/206/14
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA4696

OFOE J.A. (PRESIDING)

ACQUAYE J.A.

WELBOURNE (MRS) J.A.

DANIEL OHENE DARKO FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

KOBENA ASANTE FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2016]DLCA4696
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >TONY
ANNIN-BOATENG<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>REGIMANUEL
GRAY LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></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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NO. H1/206/&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:&nbsp; 14TH APRIL, 2016&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>DANIEL OHENE DARKO FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KOBENA
ASANTE FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>OFOE J.A.&nbsp; (PRESIDING), ACQUAYE J.A., WELBOURNE (MRS)
J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>WELBOURNE (MRS), J.A.<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court (Commercial Division) dated
28th July 2011.<o:p></o:p>The
parties will be known as Appellant and Respondent in this appeal.<o:p></o:p>The
brief facts are that the Appellant and his wife are Ghanaians who reside in the
UK. Desirous of resettling in Ghana after their retirement, they approached the
Respondent in September 2007 and negotiated for the purchase of one of the Respondent’s
housing units situated at East Airport, Accra. <o:p></o:p>The
Appellant and his wife settled for a unit designated as RG-5E; 4 bedroom
Detached Executive House on Plot No. 0601/98, East Airport at a Purchase price
of USD$248,200.00. After duly executing an application form Exhibit A, they returned to the UK.<o:p></o:p>The
Respondent then sent a Sales Agreement Form to the Appellant and his wife
through their address in UK for acceptance.<o:p></o:p>The
offer letter stated the provisional price of the house as USD$248,200.00 and designated
the house as RG-5E 4 bedroom Detached Executive Estate at East Airport, Accra.<o:p></o:p>As
part of the conditions for the allocation of plot, the Appellant was to pay 40%
of the total purchase price either directly or by confirmation to that effect
from the Respondent’s bankers in the UK.<o:p></o:p>The
Appellant accepted the offer which was valid for thirty (30) days and paid the
40% of the purchase price– amounting to USD$100,000.00 although the exact
amount of 40% of purchase was USD$99,280.00.<o:p></o:p>Later
when Appellant and his wife visited the site, they discovered a small plot
attached to the main plot. Respondent offered the additional plot to them at a
price of USD$23,897.50.<o:p></o:p>In
December, 2007, the Respondent sent an offer letter on the additional plot to
the Appellant and this was accepted by the Appellant.<o:p></o:p>The
total price therefore as at 11th December, 2007 stood at USD$272,092.00.<o:p></o:p>On
18th April, 2008, the Respondent wrote to the Appellant and assured
him that construction work had commenced and was ongoing, however due to the
substantial surge in the prices of construction material and other cost, the
Defendant had been compelled to make adjustments to the price of the house. The
extent of the adjustment was not stated in the letter nor attached as stated in
the letter. &nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>In
July, 2008, the Appellant and his wife visited Ghana and visited the site to
see how far the construction work had gone, they did so in the company of
Eugenia Ayi-Bonte and Mr. Monney both employees of the Respondent Company.<o:p></o:p>To
their dismay, and disappointment, Appellant and his wife met a bare land, the
same state in which it was shown to them upon their application.<o:p></o:p>Upon
inquiry, the only excuse the office</main>