JULIANA AMOAKOHENE vs. EMMANUEL K. AMOAKOHENE [2020]DLSC9326

Date	2020-05-13
Suit No.	SUIT N0 CA J4/2/2019
Citation No.	[2020]DLSC9326

YEBOAH C.J. PRESIDING

B-BONNIE JSC

DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC

AMEGATCHER JSC

OWUSU JSC

AMA ASENSO FOR THE DEFENDANT /APPELLANT /APPELLANT

JAMES MARSHALL BELIEB ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF /RESPONDENT /RESPONDENT

[2020]DLSC9326
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JULIANA
AMOAKOHENE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT
/APPELLANT /APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL
K. AMOAKOHENE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF /
RESPONDENT / RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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/RESPONDENT /RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>YEBOAH C.J. PRESIDING, B-BONNIE JSC, DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC,
AMEGATCHER JSC, OWUSU JSC<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>A.M. DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>FACTS<o:p></o:p>The parties are a
couple who married customarily in 1988. They were domiciled in Ghana and in the
United States of America. On 10 May 1988, they formalized the relationship in a
civil marriage ceremony in the United States of America. (This is borne out by
exhibit one the marriage certificate) In the course of the marriage, they
acquired two landed properties in Kumasi. The said properties are No. 23 Block
‘D’ Adiebeba-Kumasi, (which will be describe as property ‘A’) and Plot 1 Block
C Kagyase Abuakwa, (which will be described as property ‘B’). <o:p></o:p>In or about the
year 2011, the relationship between the parties grew sour, the customary
marriage was dissolved as a result in that year and the civil marriage was
later dissolved in the USA on 20 January 2015 the divorce certificate is part
of the record before us.<o:p></o:p>After the dissolution
of the customary marriage, the properties described above became subject matter
of litigation between the parties. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff /
respondent / respondent herein initiated the litigation when he took out a writ
in the High Court Kumasi for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that House No. 23 Block ‘D’ Adiebeba-Kumasi is the
personal property of the Plaintiff and therefore the sole owner entitled to
eject Defendant from same,<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Or
in the alternative<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that House Number 23 Block ‘D’ and another house
situate at Kumasi in the sole name of the Defendant are the joint properties of
the parties the same having been acquired during the subsistence of the
marriage.<o:p></o:p>3.