EBENEZER LANQUAYE BRUCE & ANOR. (PLAINTIFFS) vs. BENEDICT PETERSON (DEFENDANT) [2019]DLHC7255

Date	2019-06-26
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CM/OCC/0407/2017
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC7255

HIS LORDSHIP GEORGE K. KOOMSON (J).

FELIX ABOAGYE FOR PLAINTIFFS

CHARLES BAWADUAH FOR DEFENDANT

[2019]DLHC7255
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EBENEZER LANQUAYE BRUCE
&amp; ANOR.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>BENEDICT PETERSON<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION),
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SUIT NO. CM/OCC/0407/2017&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 26TH
JUNE, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>FELIX ABOAGYE FOR
PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CHARLES
BAWADUAH FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP GEORGE K.
KOOMSON (J).<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>The parties entered into a transaction
for the sale and purchase of two plots of land at Kasoa in the Central
Region.&nbsp; After some negotiations with
Plaintiffs at different times, the Defendant paid the sum of GH¢140,000.00 to
the Plaintiffs as the cost of the land.&nbsp;
The Defendant was put in possession of the land by the Plaintiffs.&nbsp; Subsequently, the Plaintiffs called on the Defendant
to pay an alleged sum of GH¢60,000.00 as an outstanding balance of the cost of
the land.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>It is the case of the Plaintiffs that
the land was priced at GH¢200,000.00 and the Defendant paid GH¢140,000.00
leaving a balance of GH¢60,000.00.&nbsp; The
Defendant contends that the agreed price was GH¢140,000.00 which he had fully
paid to the Plaintiffs before he was put in possession.<o:p></o:p>It is this dispute that has caused the
Plaintiffs to institute the present action asking for:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Payment
of an outstanding amount of sixty thousand Ghana Cedis to the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Alternatively,
the Defendant should give the Plaintiffs sometime to enable the Plaintiffs sell
the plot to an interested buyer and the Defendant’s money refunded to him.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs,
inclusive of Plaintiff’s solicitor’s professional fees.<o:p></o:p>An examination of the writ of summons
issued by the Plaintiffs reveal that the Plaintiffs failed to comply with a
mandatory requirement for the issuance of a Writ of Summons.&nbsp; Order 2 rule 5(1) of C.I. 47 provides;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “5(1) Before a Writ is filed by a Plaintiff
it shall be indorsed<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Where
the Plaintiff sues in person, with the occupational and residential address of
the Plaintiff or if the Plaintiff resides outside the country, the address of a
place in the country to which documents for the Plaintiff may be served; or<o:p></o:p>(b)