NANA KWABENA ADARKWA AND DR. KWASI ESSUMING APPIAH vs. MADAM ALBERTHA ADDAI [2017]DLCA5307

Date	2017-02-16
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/20/2014
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA5307

AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING)

TORKORNOO (MRS) J. A.

DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J. A.

KWAME WIREDU FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

[2017]DLCA5307
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA KWABENA ADARKWA AND
DR. KWASI ESSUMING APPIAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MADAM ALBERTHA ADDAI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/
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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SUIT NO. H1/20/2014&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 16TH FEBRUARY, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&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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KWAME
WIREDU FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p>

</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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AYEBI
J.A. (PRESIDING), TORKORNOO (MRS) J. A., 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;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">TORKORNOO
(MRS), J.A.<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff/Respondent in this matter
set out to buy a house&nbsp; on Plot 13, Block
XXX Offinso New Site Ashanti which had been put up for auction. She purchased
it for the sum of Twenty-Three Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢23,000) on 29th
December 2010. Thereafter she was issued with a Certificate of purchase by the
Circuit Court, Tepa. However, the 1st Defendant/Appellant who was
living in the house refused to move out of the house. She therefore commenced
this action in the Circuit Court, Offinso on 3rd January 2011 for
the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order of possession of all that
H/No. Plot 13, Block XXX Offinso New Site, Ashanti.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order of ejectment of the Defendant,
his agents, tenants and all those who claim through him from the house
mentioned in relief ‘a’ supra.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order of perpetual injunction
restraining the Defendant, his agents, tenants, and all those who claim through
him from interfering in her quiet enjoyment of the house mentioned in relief
‘a’ supra.<o:p></o:p>The 1st Appellant resisted
the action. His defence was that the house is the property of his brother Dr.
K. E. Appiah. He went on to deny the whole case of the Respondent. The court
thereafter set down for legal arguments two issues – whether there had been a
proper auction and sale of the disputed house to Respondent, and whether the
said house belonged to the 1st Appellant. <o:p></o:p>The Parties filed the documents they
intended to rely on to prove their positions. Before arguments could be heard,
the said Dr. K. E. Appiah applied to join the suit. He was joined as Co-Defendant.
The defence of the Co-Defendant/2nd Appellant herein was that he had
not at any time authorised any person to use the house as collateral to any
transaction. His position</main>