DR. NENE ANKRAH & ANOR vs. JOHN YAW OPOKU [2018]DLHC10100

Date	2018-02-14
Suit No.	SUIT NO.OCC/43/2011
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC10100

JUSTICE GEORGE BUADI J

MS. MAAME AMA HANI (HOLDING BRIEF FOR EGBERT FAIBILLE) FOR PLAINTIFF

DEFENDANT MR. JOHN YAW OPOKU REPRESENTS HIMSELF.

[2018]DLHC10100
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DR.
NENE ANKRAH &amp; ANOR<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>JOHN YAW
OPOKU<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT
(COMMERCIAL DIVISION FIVE), 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: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MS. MAAME AMA HANI
(HOLDING BRIEF FOR EGBERT FAIBILLE) FOR PLAINTIFF<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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MR. JOHN YAW OPOKU REPRESENTS HIMSELF.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE GEORGE
BUADI J<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;1.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Background<o:p></o:p>1.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A little bit background history of the
suit, I believe is necessary to appreciate what had been placed before this
court, and the expectation thereof. Plaintiffs are a married couple ordinarily
resident in the United Kingdom. They are joint owners of a single storey
building described as No. 213, Spintex Road, Accra. By a power of attorney
dated 21 August 2007, the plaintiffs appointed the defendant, a legal practitioner
resident in Accra to manage the property and to recover outstanding rents due
and owing under the immediate previous managers, Koa Consult.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;1.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In particular, under the terms of
agreement, defendant was to manage the property with all diligence, efficiency
and economy to the best interest of plaintiffs. Defendant was also to collect
rents from all tenants and pay same into plaintiffs’ accounts and to prepare
and submit quarterly accounts and annual reports to the plaintiffs for agreed
fee of 10% of rents payable, 5% of the premium and to be paid negotiated amount
for other services assigned to the defendant. <o:p></o:p>1.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On 4 November 2011, the plaintiffs
commenced this suit against defendant for a long list of reliefs:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;a&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that there existed an agreement between
Plaintiffs and Defendant for Defendant to manage Plaintiff’s property which is
described as No. 213 Spintex Road, Accra.<o:p></o:p>b&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that by the terms of the agreement between
parties as described in (a) above, Defendant is entitled to a management fee of
10% of rents paid in respect of the occupancy of the property by tenants from
August, 2007 till December, 2010 when Plaintiffs terminated the management
agreement.<o:p></o:p>c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order directed at the Defendant to pay to Plaintiffs any
sum realized as being over payment by and to himself on his management fee of
10% as stated in (b) above.<o:p></o:p>d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that Defendant breached the agreement as
described in (a) above.<o:p></o:p>e&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages for breach of contract.<o:p></o:p>f&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that by reason of the agreement as described
in (a) above, Defendant stands as a fiduciary of Plaintiffs.<o:p></o:p>