ALBERT AKWASI AKOWUAH & ANOTHER vs NANA AGYEI NYENTUMI MENSAH [2017]DLHC9079

Date	2017-12-14
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E2/163/2012
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC9079

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE

ADELAIDE KORBIRI-WOOD ESQ. OF KWASI BLAY & ASSOCIATES QUARJ CHAMBERS TEMA GREATER ACCRA REGION COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

ERIC ASUMAN-ADU ESQ. OF AMANFOO CHAMBERS TEMA GREATER ACCRA REGION COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPLICANT

[2017]DLHC9079
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&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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AGYEI NYENTUMI MENSAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NO. E2/163/2012&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 14TH DECEMBER, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ADELAIDE KORBIRI-WOOD, ESQ. OF KWASI BLAY &amp;
ASSOCIATES, QUARJ CHAMBERS, TEMA, GREATER ACCRA REGION, COUNSEL FOR
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ASUMAN-ADU, ESQ., OF AMANFOO CHAMBERS, TEMA, GREATER ACCRA REGION, COUNSEL FOR
DEFENDANT/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In
this application, the Defendant/Applicant, referred to as Defendant prays this
honourable Court to stay the execution of the judgment of this Court delivered
on June 20, 2016, pending the determination of the appeal lodged by the
Defendant against the said judgment.&nbsp; The
present application is premised on two main grounds, the first being that the
appeal has a great chance of success for which reason if the
Plaintiff/Respondent, referred to as the Plaintiff is allowed to go into
execution, the Defendant’s victory would be rendered nugatory.&nbsp; The second ground is that the Defendant would
suffer greater hardship if the application is refused since the 2nd
Plaintiff would not be in a position to refund whatever monies he would receive
if the appeal is successful.<o:p></o:p>Let
me briefly set out the material facts giving rise to the present
application.&nbsp; On March 22, 2012, the
Plaintiffs issued a writ of summons against the Defendant for the following
reliefs:<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for the refund of the 3,500 pounds
Sterling sent to the defendant by the 2nd Plaintiff for the purchase
of a residential plot of land.<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest on the said sum from July 2010 at
the prevailing bank rate to date of payment.<o:p></o:p>iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of the court directed at the
defendant to account for the 13 stores, shops, offices rented out to tenants in
respect of which GH¢5000 was paid to defendant by each tenant and a further
order directed at the defendant to hand over the total sum collected by the 2nd
Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order directed at the defendant to account
for the 85,000 Pounds Sterling remitted to the defendant by 2nd
Plaintiff for the construction of the stores, shops and offices. <o:p></o:p>v.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order directed at the defendant to
surrender the tenancy agreements entered into between the defendant on behalf
of the 1st plaintiff and the tenants as well as the lease executed
between Tema Development Corporation and 1st plaintiff </main>