FRANK KWARTENG vs. REXFORD AFRIFA [2017]DLHC11912

Date	2017-03-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BMISC 308/2015
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC11912

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH

BRIDGETTE AMPADU FOR PLAINTIFF

AKOSUA GYAMFI DUAMROH FOR DEFENDANT

[2017]DLHC11912
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FRANK
KWARTENG <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>REXFORD
AFRIFA <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<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;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. BMISC 308/2015&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;DATE: 24TH&nbsp;MARCH 2017<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;">

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</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS
TETTEH<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>The plaintiff filed this
suit on 20th of January, 2015 and by an amended writ of summons and
statement of claim filed on the 28th May 2015, claimed for an order
directed at the defendant to pay an outstanding balance of $90, 0000.0 interest
on the said sum from August 2014 to the day of final judgment at the prevailing
bank rate.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;CASE OF THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p>According to the plaintiff,
on or about August 2014, his property located at House. No. 151 Block 17
section 168, Haatso in the Greater Accra Region of Accra was put up for sale at
Ghana Home Loans at a price of $270,000 when the defendant approached him and
expressed interest in the unexpired term of his lease in the property, House.
No. 151 Block 17 section 168, Haatso which has been assigned to plaintiff.
Plaintiff stated that the defendant inspected House. No 151 Block 17 section
168, Haatso at a time he the plaintiff occupied the house with his wife and
child. Defendant satisfied with the state of the property expressed the desire
to acquire plaintiff’s unexpired interest at a price of $220,000.00. It is the
case of the plaintiff that there was the understanding that until the payment
of $200,000 deposit is paid to the plaintiff there will be no agreement to
assign plaintiff’s interest to the defendant. Accordingly&nbsp;&nbsp; the defendant deposited an amount of<o:p></o:p>$130,000 in or about August
25, 2014 to plaintiff as deposit in an attempt to fulfill his obligation under
the said oral agreement.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The defendant was permitted
to go into possession only two weeks after plaintiff and his family had
relocated to a new residence. It is the case of the plaintiff that after the
defendant has taken possession of the property, the defendant has refused to
honor his obligation under their oral agreement and the defendant had tampered
with fixtures and fittings causing damage to parts of the property without
express authority of the plaintiff. The plaintiff stated that the defendant has
no intention of honoring his obligation under the agreement above and will also
not yield vacant possession of the property to plaintiff unless ordered by this
court to do so.<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff stated further
that the property has been placed on the market to assign his interest to
willing and able assignees to enable plaintiff refund to the defendant $130,000
paid by the defendant. The defendant’s present occupation of the property
however has made it impossible for plaintiff to allow ready, willing and able
buyers to view and pay the full price to plaintiff. Accordingly the defendant
is liable to pay monthly rent of $2,000 from December 2014 to the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;CASE OF THE DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>The defendant denied the
facts as stated in the statement of claim of the plaintiff. It is the case of
the defen</main>