FINEST OIL CO. LTD vs. VICTOR ATABA [2016]DLHC11975

Date	2016-12-13
Suit No.	SUIT NO. IRL/86/15
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC11975

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE REBECCA N. S. SITTIE (MRS)

SAMUEL BOSOMPIM FOR THE PLAINTIFF

[2016]DLHC11975
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FINEST OIL CO. LTD<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>VICTOR
ATABA<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA (LAND DIVISION)]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">SUIT
NO. IRL/86/15&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 13TH&nbsp;DECEMBER 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

SAMUEL
BOSOMPIM FOR THE PLAINTIFF &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE REBECCA N.
S. SITTIE (MRS)<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 0cm 0cm; margin-left: 5pt; margin-right: 5.8pt;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:1.05pt;text-align:center;
line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>Plaintiff issued a Writ of Summons and
Statement of Claim against Defendant for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;letter-spacing:-.05pt">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for Defendant to deliver the land title certificate to
Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;letter-spacing:-.05pt">b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs including Solicitor’s fees<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Defendant entered appearance and filed a
Statement of Defence on 14th and 24th
April respectively.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;PLAINTIFF’S CASE<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff
says it entered into an agreement for the lease of land situate at Mpeasem, East Legon. Plaintiff
says the terms of the agreement was 0.714 acres of land for 99 years at the cost of
ninety-nine thousand dollars (US$ 99, 0000) Plaintiff said they agreed that the
exchange rate would be GH¢2.8= US$1.0. It was agreed that Plaintiff would pay
half the price upfront and the remaining balance on the transfer and
registration of the in Plaintiff’s name. Plaintiff said it fulfilled
its part of the agreement and paid additional monies totalling GH¢166, 000 which equals US$59.285.71.
Plaintiff says there remains an outstanding balance of US$35,741.29 to be paid to Defendant. Plaintiff said when Defendant
completed the registration it gave an authority
note to enable
Defendant collect the Land
Certificate which was delivered to Plaintiff. Plaintiff said there was a
disagreement about the exchange rate to be used for the remaining balance
Plaintiff </main>