FRANCIS DAMESI vs HUGH P. D. KWABLAH [2022]DLCA11777

Date	2022-04-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/55/2020
Citation No.	[2022]DLCA11777

M. WELBOURNE (MRS)

J.A. (PRESIDING)

BRIGHT MENSAH

J.A.

ADJEI-FRIMPONG

J.A.

MODESTA KPODAVIA FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

ASUMAN ADU FOR 2ND DEFENDANT

DAVID BONDORIN FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2022]DLCA11777
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FRANCIS DAMESI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>HUGH P. D. KWABLAH, TEMA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[ COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="font-size: 18px !important; 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;">

SUIT
NO. H1/55/2020&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;DATE: 28TH APRIL 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>MODESTA KPODAVIA FOR
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>ASUMAN ADU FOR 2ND&nbsp;DEFENDANT<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;">

DAVID BONDORIN FOR 1ST&nbsp;DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>M. WELBOURNE (MRS), J.A. (PRESIDING),
BRIGHT MENSAH, J.A., ADJEI-FRIMPONG, J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="font-size: 18px !important; 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;">

JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>WELBOURNE, J.A<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">This is an appeal against the judgment of the High
Court dated 10th July 2018.&nbsp;
The judgment of the court spanned from pages 183-214 of the record of
appeal. The Notice of Appeal can be found at pages 216-217. In this appeal the
Parties will maintain their descriptions as in the court below. The Record of
Appeal will be referred to as the record.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">&nbsp;<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The Brief Facts<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The facts of this case which has cumulated into the
instant appeal as gleaned from the pleadings of the parties are as follows:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The Plaintiff claimed for specific performance
directed at the 1st Defendant to prepare the transfer documents
covering two acres of land situate at Kpone Barrier to Plaintiff and an order
directed at the 2nd Defendant to transfer the plots of land into the
name of Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The Plaintiff resides in Ashaiman, Lebanon. The 1st
Defendant resides at Community 10, Tema and the 2nd Defendant is a
statutory body dealing in housing.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">In 2002, the Plaintiff paid Sixteen Million cedis (Ghȼ<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">1,600) to the 1st
Defendant. The Plaintiff says that the 1st Defendant sold one acre
of land at the same place in 2004 to him.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The Plaintiff avers that the TDC has since granted
portions of the land to the 1st Defendant but all effort to get 1st
Defendant to transfer the Plaintiff’s portion into the name of the Plaintiff
has failed. It is the case of the Plaintiff that the 2nd Defendant
must be ordered to transfer the two acres of the land out of the 10 plots
granted by 2nd Defendant to the 1st Defendant into
Plaintiff’s name.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Per its statement of claim, the Plaintiff avers that
the plots of land granted by the 1st Defendant to the Plaintiff are
as follows:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Plot Nos. 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 and 65 which are
located at the Kpone Barrier. The Plaintiff has established his company on the
said land and requires documents covering the land. He therefore seeks reliefs
as stated above.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The of 1st Defendant in his defence stated
among others that the plaintiff is a farmer engaged in the production of
poultry and fish meal.<o:p></o:p>