STEPHEN OWUSU AND BABBEL LIMITED vs. ADDO OBIRI YEBOAH [2018]DLHC16546

Date	2018-06-22
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0633/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC16546

HIS LORDSHIP K. A. GYIMAH

HUMPHREY OMABOE FOR PLAINTIFFS

[2018]DLHC16546
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >&nbsp;STEPHEN OWUSU AND BABBEL
LIMITED <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ADDO OBIRI YEBOAH <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, 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;">

SUIT NO. LD/0633/2017&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:
22ND&nbsp;JUNE 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<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>CORAM<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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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>Plaintiffs’
Case<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The case of the plaintiffs’ is that the
1st plaintiff acquired the land in dispute from the defendant and
made part payment of the agreed consideration leaving an amount of GH₵500,000.00 to be paid.&nbsp; After the payment of the initial
consideration, the defendant duly transferred the land to the 1st
plaintiff and this is evidenced by a deed of assignment dated 11th
April 2013 which was tendered in evidence as exhibit A.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The 1st plaintiff asserts
that he had difficulties paying the remaining balance of GH₵500,000.00 and further developing the
land and he thus allowed some squatters who had been put on the land by the
defendant to remain on the land and further agreed with the defendant to
protect the land for him until he pays the outstanding amount.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The 1st plaintiff asserts
that he entered into an agreement with the 2nd plaintiff to dispose
off the land with the aim of using part of the consideration to settle his
indebtedness to the defendant so that he could get vacant possession of the
property.&nbsp; The defendant however refused
to give vacant possession to the 1st plaintiff after knowing about
the agreement between the plaintiffs and he demanded for more money
(US$450,000.00) before he would give vacant possession to the 1st
plaintiff.&nbsp; The plaintiffs agreed to pay
the defendant US$230,000.00 in full and final settlement of the 1st
plaintiff’s indebtedness but the defendant refused the offer and he still
refused a further offer of US$300,000.00.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The plaintiffs aver that the defendant
has allowed a third party to come onto the land with the aim of developing it
and it is only an order of the court that will prevent the defendant from
resiling from the valid agreement between him and the 1st
plaintiff.&nbsp; The plaintiffs assert that
all attempts to bring the defendant to the negotiating table and to amicably
resolve the issue have proved futile.&nbsp; By
a writ of summons issued on 2nd June 2017 the plaintiffs claimed the
following reliefs against the defendant:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
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A declaration of title to all that
piece or parcel of land situate and being plot numbered 121 containing an
approximate area of 0.41 of an acre or 1.7 hectares situate at East Legon
Residential Area in Accra and bounded on the North-West by land measuring 110.0
feet more or less on the North-East by proposed road measuring 150.0 feet more
or less on the South-East by land measuring 70.0 feet and 60.0 feet more or
less on the South-West by land measuring 110.0 feet more or less.<o:p></o:p>