DANIEL OWIREDU vs. COMFORT BAFFOUR AWUAH [2021]DLCA11026

Date	2021-10-28
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/72/2021
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA11026

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) J A (PRESIDING)

ALEX B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG J A

SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J A

OSEI AKOTO APPIAHENE FOR THE PETITIONER/APPELLANT

MUJEEB RAHMAN AHMED FOR THE RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.

[2021]DLCA11026
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >/E<o:p></o:p>DANIEL OWIREDU<o:p></o:p>(PETITIONER/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>COMFORT BAFFOUR AWUAH<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<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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APPEAL NO.: H1/72/2021&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: 28TH OCTOBER,
2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>OSEI
AKOTO APPIAHENE FOR THE PETITIONER/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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RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>ANGELINA
M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) J A (PRESIDING), ALEX B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG J A, SAMUEL K.
A. ASIEDU J A<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; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0.55pt;">

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</div>&nbsp;DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.), JA:<o:p></o:p>[1]
This appeal is against portions of the
judgment of the High Court, Kumasi dated 20th July 2018. The case is
a matrimonial cause in which the Petitioner petitioned for a dissolution of
their customary marriage celebrated on 21st December, 2002 and for
other ancillary reliefs while the Respondent in her ANSWER also cross-
petitioned for the dissolution of the marriage and also for ancillary reliefs. In
this judgment, for ease of reference, the Petitioner/Appellant and the
Respondent/Respondent will retain their respective titles at the trial court as
Petitioner and Respondent respectively. <o:p></o:p>[2]
The ancillary reliefs claimed by both
parties respectively are detailed out herein below: - <o:p></o:p>RELIEFS
CLAIMED BY PETITIONER:<o:p></o:p>a). Dissolution of the customary marriage
celebrated between the parties on 21st day of December 2002.<o:p></o:p>b). Any order(s) as the justice of the
case would require in terms of the provisions in the Matrimonial Causes Act,
1971, Act 361 and other relevant Legislations.<o:p></o:p>RELIEFS
CLAIMED BY RESPONDENT AFTER CROSS-PETITION:<o:p></o:p>a). The marriage between the parties be
dissolved.<o:p></o:p>b). The Petitioner (Sic) Respondent be
granted her half share of all properties acquired during the pendency of the
marriage as itemized in paragraph 25(a), (b). (c), (d) and (e) of the ANSWER.<o:p></o:p>c). The Petitioner be ordered to pay
the cost of, and incidental to this suit.<o:p></o:p>The Properties listed under the said
paragraph 25 of the ANSWER are as follows: - <o:p></o:p>(a).
House No. Plot 1, 17TH Street, Atasomanso, Kumasi. This is the parties’ matrimonial house
in Kumasi. This was acquired by the Petitioner before his marriage with the
Respondent but was only started and not even habitable. It was the Respondent
who took charge of same and completed it to the present state to the extent of
even changing the original plan to befit the status of the parties even though
the funds were provided by the Petitioner. The Petitioner has now locked her
out of the matrimonial home.<o:p></o:p>(b).
House No. 218 Airport West, Next to Ex-President Kuffour’s House.<o:p></o:p>This house was acquired during the
pendency of the marriage and it is the parties’ matrimonial home in Accra. It
was an old house belonging to A</main>