ANTHONY MUTTLE BADU vs. NANA NTIEDU YEBOAH AND ANOTHER [2017]DLHC4103

Date	2017-03-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO. OCC 177/2015
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC4103

DR. RICHMOND OSEI-HWERE JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

WILLIAM KUSI FOR THE PLAINTIFF

[2017]DLHC4103
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ANTHONY MUTTLE BADU<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA NTIEDU YEBOAH AND ANOTHER <o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION), 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&nbsp;NO. OCC 177/2015&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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
MARCH, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:
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</div>On
the 15th of April, 2015 the plaintiff instituted an action against
the 1st and 2nddefendants. By his writ of summons, the
plaintiff sought the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
recovery of an amount of Nineteen Thousand, Five Hundred Ghana cedis (GHC19,500.00)
being money given to the defendants for&nbsp;
the purchase of land for farming purposes for which the defendants
refused to deliver inspite of repeated demands for same.<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest
on the said amount of Nineteen Thousand, Five Hundred Ghana cedis
(GHC19,500.00) from July, 2008 to date of final payment.<o:p></o:p>Appearance
was entered on behalf of the 2nd Defendant by his solicitor on the
24th of April, 2015 and a statement of defense was also filed on his
behalf on the same date.<o:p></o:p>The
2nd Defendant denied liability to the plaintiff’s claim on the basis
that he has never been party to any sale of part of the stool lands for
valuable consideration in favour of the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>The
1st Defendant did not enter an appearance. The record shows that
there were unsuccessful attempts to serve the 1st Defendant on the 3rd,
6th and 10th of November, 2015.<o:p></o:p>After
unsuccessful attempts at settlement eight (8) issues were set down for trial
namely:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether
or not the 1st Defendant sold 15 acres of farmland at GHC 8,600.00
to the Plaintiff?<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether
or not the Plaintiff paid GHC3,600.00 to the 2nd Defendant as overlord
of the purchased land?<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;