MADAM ABENA BOATEMAA vs. KWADWO GYASI [2016]DLCA5301

Date	2016-02-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/35/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA5301

E. K. AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING

G. TORKORNOO (MRS) J.A.

A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J.A.

STEPHEN OSEI KOFI FOR THE APPELLANT

KWABENA OBIRI YEBOAH FOR THE RESPONDENT

[2016]DLCA5301
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MADAM ABENA BOATEMAA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KWADWO GYASI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></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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CIVIL
APPEAL NO. H1/35/2016&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:&nbsp; &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>STEPHEN OSEI KOFI FOR THE APPELLANT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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E. K. AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING, G.
TORKORNOO (MRS) J.A., A. M.
DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div>&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 style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS), J.A.<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This
is a landlady/tenant relationship that has ended up in the landlady wanting to
eject the tenant.&nbsp; The
plaintiff/appellant(hereinafter called the plaintiff for ease of reference) who
is the landlady issued a Writ of Summons against the defendant/respondent
(hereinafter called the defendant for ease of reference) which she filed on 25th
February 2009 at the Circuit Court, Kumasi, claiming the following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The recovery of possession of three (3)
store rooms at House Number Plot 3 Block “D” Tanoso, Kumasi.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of perpetual injunction
restraining the defendant from further having anything to do with the said
stores in dispute.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The background to the legal suit is
found in theStatement of Claim filed by the plaintiff against the defendant.The
plaintiff averred that she is the bonafide owner of the said House No. Plot 3
Block “D”, Tanoso,Kumasi, and in that capacity, she rented three store rooms in
her said house to the defendant. ATenancy Agreement was duly executed between
the parties on 27th June, 2007.&nbsp;
The plaintiff averred that months after the defendant took possession of
the stores he star</main>