SUNBELTIC COMPANY LIMITED vs. TEMA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, SETHI BROTHERS AND SETHI REALTY COMPANY LIMITED [2021]DLSC10173

SUNBELTIC COMPANY LIMITED vs. TEMA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, SETHI BROTHERS AND... [2021]DLSC10173

Date	2021-04-14
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/04/2020
Citation No.	[2021]DLSC10173

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC (PRESIDING)

PWAMANG JSC

AMADU JSC

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC

KULENDI JSC

O.K OSAFO BUABENG ESQ WITH HIM PETRINA DEPHIA ESQ FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.

GODWIN ADJEI-GYAMFI ESQ WITH HIM AGYENIM ADJEI BOATENG FOR 2ND AND 3RD DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS/APPELLANTS

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115%"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#00B0F0;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;
mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:1.0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:
flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:miter;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:
400.0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:
center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple">SUNBELTIC COMPANY
LIMITED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="Body" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:
115%"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:
1.0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:
miter;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:400.0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:
solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:
simple">(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="Body" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:
115%"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#00B0F0;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;
mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:1.0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:
flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:miter;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:
400.0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:
center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="Body" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:
115%"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#00B0F0;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;
mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:1.0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:
flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:miter;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:
400.0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:
center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple">TEMA DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION, SETHI BROTHERS AND SETHI REALTY COMPANY LIMITED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="Body" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:
115%;border:none;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:
1.0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:
miter;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:400.0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:
solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:
simple">(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></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;">

<p class="Body" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:
115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;
mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">CIVIL APPEAL
NO. J4/04/2020&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:
14<sup>TH</sup> APRIL, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="Body" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma">O.K OSAFO BUABENG ESQ WITH HIM PETRINA DEPHIA ESQ FOR
PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma">GODWIN ADJEI-GYAMFI ESQ WITH HIM AGYENIM ADJEI BOATENG FOR 2<sup>ND</sup>
AND 3<sup>RD</sup> DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p></span></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: 31pt 31pt 1pt;">

</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma">BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC (PRESIDING), PWAMANG JSC, AMADU JSC, PROF.
MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC, KULENDI JSC<o:p></o:p></span></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: 31pt 31pt 1pt;">

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<p class="Body" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:
115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;
mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm;mso-border-between:1.5pt solid windowtext;
mso-padding-between:1.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-style-textoutline-type:
none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:1.0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:
flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:miter;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:
400.0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:
center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

</div><p class="Body" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:
115%;border:none;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:
1.0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:
miter;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:400.0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:
solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:
simple">&nbsp;</span></b></p><p class="Body" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:115%"><b><u><span style="font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-style-textoutline-type:
none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:1.0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:
flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:miter;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:
400.0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:
center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple">KULENDI, JSC:-<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="Body" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:
1.0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:
miter;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:400.0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:
solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:
simple">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="Body" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-style-textoutline-type:
none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:1.0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:
flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:miter;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:
400.0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:
center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple">INTRODUCTION <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="Body" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:
1.0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:
miter;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:400.0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:
solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:
simple">We have before us, an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal
(Civil Division), Accra dated 11th February, 2019 re-listing an appeal filed by
the Respondent which was earlier struck out for want of prosecution on 7th
November, 2018. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Body" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:
Tahoma;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:
1.0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:
miter;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:400.0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:
solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:
simple">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="Body" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-style-textoutline-type:
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