JOSEPH BAIDOO-WILLIAMS (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT) vs. EDLORM HOUSING GH. LTD. (DEFENDANT/APPELLANT) [2019]DLCA7716

JOSEPH BAIDOO-WILLIAMS (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT) vs. EDLORM HOUSING GH. LTD. (DEFEN... [2019]DLCA7716

Date	2019-11-07
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/115/2015
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA7716

OFOE J.A. (PRESIDING)

SOWAH J.A.

SUURBAAREH J.A.

MR. MARTIN KPEBU FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

MR. ODEI KRAW FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2019]DLCA7716
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JOSEPH BAIDOO-WILLIAMS<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>EDLORM HOUSING GH. LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL
APPEAL NO: H1/115/2015&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:
7TH NOVEMBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
MARTIN KPEBU FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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OFOE J.A. (PRESIDING), SOWAH J.A., SUURBAAREH J.A. <o:p></o:p>

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</div>SOWAH, J.A.:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This
appeal is by the defendant/appellant in respect of the judgment of the trial
High Court (Commercial Division) dated 15th May 2014 and the Review
of the judgment on 23rd June 2014.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Background
Facts<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
Plaintiff issued a writ of summons on 16th May 2012 claiming two
alternative reliefs as follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>“A.<o:p></o:p>a. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order for specific performance to compel the Defendant to complete and hand
over the house to the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>b. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order for the payment of an amount of two thousand seven hundred and fifty
Ghana cedis being the total sum paid for the rent of alternative accommodation
from May 2011 to April 2012.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages
for breach of contract.<o:p></o:p>