LT. COL. NOAH AWUKU GIDIGLO . vs. STATE HOUSING COMPANY [2018]DLHC11982

Date	2018-04-13
Suit No.	SUIT NO. IRL/107/14
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC11982

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE REBECCA N. S. SITTIE (MRS)

K. AMOFA-AGYEMANG FOR PLAINTIFF

RITA APPEAA FOFIE FOR DEFENDANT

[2018]DLHC11982
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >LT. COL. NOAH AWUKU GIDIGLO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>STATE
HOUSING COMPANY<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA (LAND DIVISION)]<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;">

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">SUIT
NO. IRL/107/14&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: 13TH&nbsp;&nbsp;APRIL 2018<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;">

K.
AMOFA-AGYEMANG FOR PLAINTIFF ,<o:p></o:p>

RITA
APPEAA FOFIE FOR DEFENDANT &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE REBECCA N.
S. SITTIE (MRS)<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: 6pt 0cm 1pt;">

JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>Plaintiff issued this writ against
Defendant for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
letter-spacing:-.05pt">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of specific
performance on the Defendant compelling same to construct house type SH. 8.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;letter-spacing:-.05pt">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for depriving him from living
in the house he has fully paid
for.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;letter-spacing:-.05pt">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cost and professional fees of Plaintiff’s Solicitors.<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff’s
case is that he entered into an agreement with Defendant’s predecessor, State
Housing Corporation, to construct a house type S.H 8 on a Plot No. 12 Pear Close Teshie Nungua Estates
which Defendant allocated
to him. Defendant in this case
includes Defendant herein and its predecessor. Plaintiff said the Armed Forces
Housing Loans Board arranged a loan facility for retiree officers in the
1970’s. Plaintiff said he was granted a loan and paid the sum of twenty-four
thousand Cedis (¢24, 000.00) through the Bank for Housing and Construction.
Plaintiff said he paid an additional amount of one thousand one hundred Cedis
(¢1,100.00) being the full cost of the house. Plaintiff said the said house was built but was given to
another person. Defendant accepted being responsible for the error and promised
a replacement. Plaintiff said Defendant Ma</main>