CRYSTAL CITY LIMITED vs. BCM GHANA LIMITED [2021]DLCA10022

Date	2021-01-21
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/184/20
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA10022

S. DZAMEFE JA (PRESIDING)

N. C. AGBEVOR JA

P. BRIGHT MENSAH JA

ESI PRAH ENIN FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

EMMANUEL BRIGHT ATOKOH WITH GORDEN K. ATSYOR FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2021]DLCA10022
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CRYSTAL CITY LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINITFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>BCM GHANA LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<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;">

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solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/184/20&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 21ST JANUARY,
2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ESI PRAH ENIN FOR THE
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<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;">

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GORDEN K. ATSYOR FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>S.
DZAMEFE JA (PRESIDING), N. C. AGBEVOR JA, P. BRIGHT MENSAH JA<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;">

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</div>&nbsp;DZAMEFE,
JA<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal
from the judgment of the High Court Land Division, Accra, dated the 14th
day of December, 2014.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Plaintiff/respondent
hereinafter referred to as plaintiff issued this writ against the
defendant/appellant referred to as defendant for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that the failure, refusal and/or neglect of the Defendant to pay The
amount of US$850,000 to the plaintiff offend the terms of the contract between the
parties and therefore constitute a breach of the contract between the parties.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that the claim to title to the disputed land without recognition of
the right and interest of the plaintiff as its grantor constitute a denial of
the right and title of the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order for recovery of possession of the disputed land upon the plaintiff’s refund
of the deposit of an amount of US$850,000.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order directed at the Land Title Registry to cancel any certificate of Title
issued to the Defendant in respect of the disputed land and the restoration of
the title of the Plaintiff in the records of the Lands Title Registry.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General
damages for breach of contract <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;f.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff is a limited
liability company registered under the laws of Ghana carrying on busine</main>