C.F.C. CONSTRUCTIONS COMPANY vs. THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES TESANO SPORTS CLUB [2018]DLCA4512

Date	2018-05-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/100/2018
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA4512

SAMUEL MARFUL SAU (J.A) PRESIDING

AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON (J.A)

AND HENRY A. KWOFIE (J.A)

MIRANDA BANNERMAN WILLIAMS FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANTS

MR. FRIMPONG BOADU FOR RESPONDENT

[2018]DLCA4512
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >C.F.C. CONSTRUCTIONS
COMPANY<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">(PLAINTIFF/
RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES
TESANO SPORTS CLUB<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MIRANDA BANNERMAN WILLIAMS
FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
FRIMPONG BOADU FOR RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SAMUEL
MARFUL SAU (J.A) PRESIDING, AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON (J.A), AND HENRY A. KWOFIE
(J.A)<o:p></o:p>

</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align: center; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">

<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align: center; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0in;">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>AVRIL
LOVELACE-JOHNSON JA:<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against
the judgment of the High Court dated 19th October 2016 by which it
dismissed the Defendants/Appellant’s (Defendant hereafter) appeal against the
judgment of the District Court given in favour of the Plaintiffs/Respondents
(Plaintiffs hereafter).<o:p></o:p>The background of this
case as is relevant to the present appeal can be summarized as follows.<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiffs who had a
long lease on a piece of land put up the&nbsp;
Tesano sports club on a portion and sub leased it to the Defendants on
26th April 1971. In or about September 2011, the Plaintiffs offered
the Defendants the opportunity to purchase the club. The offer was rejected.
Plaintiffs thereafter wrote to the Defendants and asked them to bring their
activities to a close in the light of their intention to offer the property to
other interested parties. They followed this up with a letter giving one year’s
notice of their intention to terminate the lease. They issued the present writ
in the District Court a year later on 18th February 2013 for
recovery of possession. The Defendants denied their claim and also
counterclaimed for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that by virtue of the agreement entered into between the parties on
26th April, 1961 the Defendant’s lease with the Plaintiff will
expire on or around 31 June, 2019 and as such the Defendant claims continued
possession and enjoyment of the property.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that upon the expiration of the tenancy agreement entered into between
the parties the Defendant as per clause 4 (b) of the lease agreement has an
option to renew the lease for a further thirty one (31) years.<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs
and such further order as the Honourable Court may deem fit. <o:p></o:p>