ELIZABETH ACKON vs. STEPHEN OSAE [2019]DLHC10625

Date	2019-09-25
Suit No.	SUIT NO: AC/1086/2014
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC10625

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH- BOAFO

MR. ANDREW N.O. TETTEH FOR THE PLAINTIFF - PRESENT

MR. SAM. R BREMPONG FOR THE DEFENDANT – PRESENT

[2019]DLHC10625
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ELIZABETH ACKON<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>STEPHEN OSAE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO: AC/1086/2014&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;DATE: <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">25TH SEPTEMBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. ANDREW N.O. TETTEH FOR THE PLAINTIFF
- PRESENT<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;">

MR.
SAM. R BREMPONG FOR THE DEFENDANT – PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH- BOAFO<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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>&nbsp;<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">The Plaintiff, Elizabeth Ackon, agreed with the
Defendant, Stephen Osae for the purchase of his building in or about the year
2009. According to the Plaintiff she first negotiated with the Defendant for
the purchase of the building for her sister who is ordinarily resident in the
United States of America (USA). The parties agree that the purchase price
agreed to was GH¢30,000, but the Plaintiff contends
that there was an additional GH¢2,000 agreed
to for the preparation of the documents.
The <span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Defendant says
the Plaintiff made an initial payment of GH¢15,000
and promised to pay the remaining balance within six months from the date
of sale<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">. According
to the Defendant the Plaintiff did not pay the balance of GH¢15,200
as agreed but rather the Plaintiff paid GH¢1,000 after a period of ten (10) months, leaving the balance of GH¢14,200. It is the case of the
Defendant that <span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">the
Plaintiff continued to pay in bits and so it took her five (5) good years to
complete the payment as the last payment made was in July 2014. <o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">&nbsp;<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">[2]<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:
EN-CA">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; According to the Plaintiff
after making the payments and renovating the house the Defendant refused to
complete the sale of the house to her but was willing to sell the house to
another person. The Plaintiff therefore sued to recover the purchase price of
the house and the cost of renovation which she says is GH¢25,680.
The Plaintiff also claimed interest on the amount paid for the house and
also on the amount used to renovate the house together with damages for breach
of contract and a restraining order. The Defendant denies the amount of money
the Plaintiff claims she spent in renovating the house and also denies refusing
to complete the purchase rather he contends that despite the renovation made
the house was in a deplorable state and posed a serious risk to the neighbours
and in particular children in the area and so he decided to demolish the house.
T<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
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&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">he</main>