DR. CHRIS VONDEE AND MRS. PAT VONDEE vs. C & G MINING COMPANY LIMITED [2019]DLHC9112

Date	2019-12-04
Suit No.	SUIT NO. GJ/747/19
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC9112

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE

PATRICK A. SOGBODJOR ESQ. OF OBENG-SAKYI & SOGBODJOR ACCRA COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPLICANTS

ASSAD GBADEGBE ESQ. OF BEYUO & CO. ACCRA COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2019]DLHC9112
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DR. CHRIS VONDEE AND MRS. PAT VONDEE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>C &amp; G MINING COMPANY LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. GJ/747/19&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
4TH DECEMBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>PATRICK A. SOGBODJOR, ESQ., OF
OBENG-SAKYI &amp; SOGBODJOR, ACCRA, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPLICANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ASSAD GBADEGBE, ESQ., OF BEYUO &amp;
CO., ACCRA, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER
LADYSHIP JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The main issue requiring my adjudication
in this application is whether or not the Plaintiffs are entitled to summary
judgment on their reliefs as endorsed on the writ of summons and the statement
of claim.<o:p></o:p>A brief facts of the case is that the
Plaintiffs rented their residential property to the Defendant, a limited
liability company carrying out the business of small scale mining at a monthly
rent of Three Thousand United Stated dollars (US$3,000.00), commencing the year
2013.&nbsp; [See Exhibit “CV A”, a copy of the
Tenancy Agreement executed by the parties].&nbsp;
The relationship between the parties went sour and the Plaintiffs now
allege the Defendant owes rent arrears in the sum of Thirteen Thousand United
States dollars ($13,000.00) for part of the rents for the year 2018.&nbsp; Plaintiffs state further that by a letter
dated 17th October, 2018, written to the Defendant by their
solicitor and marked as Exhibit “CV C”, they terminated the tenancy and
demanded that the Defendant yield up possession of the property by 16th
January, 2019, having taken into account the requisite three (3) month notice
period mandated by law.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>According to the Plaintiffs, contrary
to their demands, the Defendant has held over the tenancy from that date till
present refusing to pay the rents due and outstanding, which, at the time of
filing the writ, they claim stood in the sum of Thirteen Thousand United States
dollars (US$13,000.00) for the outstanding rents of 2018 and a further sum of
Three Thousand United States dollars (US$3,000.000) for the additional period up
to 16th January, 2019.&nbsp; The
Plaintiff also claims that the Defendant continues to remain in unlawful
occupation of the rented premises despite the said notice to vacate, accruing
more rental arrears. <o:p></o:p>It is for these reasons that the
Plaintiffs caused a writ of summons to be issued on 1st February,
2019, against the Defendant for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Century Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;
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Recovery
of possession of Marquis House Type situate on Plot 197, Trasacco Valley, East
Legon, Accra for their personal use and occupation.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Century Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Century Gothic&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Century Gothic&quot;">ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
Order of ejectment.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Century Gothic&quot;,sans-serif;
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