MABEL GRAHAM-SMITH vs. DELALI WORENTETU [2018]DLHC11983

Date	2018-06-01
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0527/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC11983

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

K. AMOFA-AGYEMANG FOR PLAINTIFF

[2018]DLHC11983
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MABEL GRAHAM-SMITH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>DELALI
WORENTETU<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;">

</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>

</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
is the owner of a two bedroom
semi-detached House No. C5 B3 Lakeside Estates Accra, says she acquired the
house subject matter of this suit from Lakeside Estate Limited and attached all documents relating
to the purchase of the house
to her Witness Statement as Exhibit A series. Plaintiff said she entered into a one year tenancy agreement with the
Defendant. By the terms of the Tenancy Agreement which expired on 30th
November 2016 and Defendant was supposed to hand over the keys of the house
back to the Plaintiff. Plaintiff says Defendant has failed or refused
to hand over the keys to her. Plaintiff says all attempts
to get into contact with
Defendant has failed. Plaintiff has been unable to enter the house because
Defendant has locked the house with a padlock from the outside. Plaintiff says Defendant has refused to answer her calls. Plaintiff
says Defendant is hanging onto the property denying her
the opportunity of carrying out refurbishment and leaving the property to
deteriorate. Plaintiff issued this Writ against Defendant for a declaration
that she is entitled to recover possession of the property from Defendant, an order for payment of mesne profits,
damages for breach of
contract, cost and any other relief. Due to the difficulty of contacting
Defendant all processes were served by substitution.<o:p></o:p>Judgment in default of defence was entered in favour of Plaintiff and she went into
the box to prove her claim on 17th November
2017 after serving
Defendant with a copy of Plaintiff’s Witness Statement
and Hearing Notice.<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff
in her evidence-in-chief attached all the documents on her acquisition of the
two bedroom semi-detached house as Exhibit A series which included a sublease
dated 1st August 2008 between herself and Agri-cattle Lakeside
Estate Limited. Plaintiff also attached a copy of the one year Tenancy
Agreement with Defendant as Exhibit B. Exhibit B is dated 25th
February 2016. Exhibit B </main>