VIDA OKANTA AND CHRISTIANA OHENE vs. ALHAJI AHMED ADAMS MUDDY [2022]DLHC11734

Date	2022-07-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/1872/2019
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC11734

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO

CHARLES ANDOH WITH FOSTER NYARKO BROBBEY FOR THE PLAINTIFFS -PRESENT

LAMTIIG APANGA FOR THE DEFENDANT – PRESENT

[2022]DLHC11734
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >VIDA OKANTA AND CHRISTIANA OHENE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ALHAJI AHMED ADAMS MUDDY<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, 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;">

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>CHARLES
ANDOH WITH FOSTER NYARKO BROBBEY FOR THE PLAINTIFFS -PRESENT<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;">

LAMTIIG APANGA FOR THE DEFENDANT –
PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO<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;i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This is a suit filed in the name of the Administrators of the
Estate of Emmanuel Kwame Okanta Tetteh (deceased), as administrators, who
according to the 1st Plaintiff have not taken any steps yet to distribute the
estate even though the Letters of Administration (LA) was granted in 2005.&nbsp; The key issue raised in this suit is whether
the Defendant has breached the terms of the Lease he acquired his interest in
the subject matter property. It is noted that even though the suit was filed in
the name of the two Plaintiffs, who are the wife and sister of the deceased,
the 2nd Plaintiff testified after she was subpoenaed by the Defendant that she
did not consent to be a Plaintiff in the suit. Parts of her testimony, were, in
fact, contrary to the testimony of the 1st Plaintiff. The Court shall later
speak to the contrary positions in this judgment.&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By an Amended Writ of Summons filed on June 10, 2020, the
Plaintiffs claimed against the Defendant the following judicial reliefs. <o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order directed at the Defendant to give the 2 shops in
the property known as Parcel 13 Block No. 5 Section 2 to the Plaintiffs per the
terms of the Lease dated 28th August 2002.<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order directed at the Defendant to stop superimposing the
illegal structure on Plaintiffs’ property contrary to the Lease agreement and
drawing plans dated 28th of August 2002.<o:p></o:p>iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General damages.<o:p></o:p>iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Costs<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Pleadings:<o:p></o:p>[3]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Amended Statement of Claim that accompanied the Writ of
Summons included the following pleadings at paragraphs 1 – 8, 11-13, 16 and 17.<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “The Plaintiffs are the surviving Administratrixes of the
Estate of Emmanuel Tetteh Okantah also known as Emmanuel Tetteh who died
sometime in the year 2005.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Defendant is the purported ASSIGNEE of a piece and or
parcel of land situated at Dzorwulu and particularly described in the schedule
thereto.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the said lease is governed by a deed of lease and dated
28th August, 2002.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Defendant is the Assignee of one Daniel Darkwa in
respect of the same piece or parcel of land which said Assignment is registered
as No. GA. 1962 Vol. 2 Folio 441.<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Defendant is the occupier of the said premises and is
currently undertaking unauthorized construction works on the land contrary to
the agreed usage of the land.<o:p></o:p>6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the Defendant is also in the default of the payment of
ground rent from 2017 which payment though due is still outstanding.<o:p></o:p>7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Further per clause 2(ii) of the Lease Agreement dated 28th
August 2002, being the Head Lease on all transactions on the land, two shops
within the property should be preserved for the exclusive use of the Lessor
Emmanuel Kofi Tetteh Okantah deceased.<o:p></o:p>8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Defendant has persistently upon request by the
administratrixes refused to give the said reserved shops to the
administratrixes of the Estate despite demands on him to give the said shops to
the administratrixes.<o:p></o:p>11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the Defendant is further undertaking construction works
on the property which is different from the building plan and permit on which
the lease agreement was premised.<o:p></o:p</main>