FRANCISCA HOWARD vs. EMMANUEL KWAME BIAKO [2022]DLHC12015

Date	2022-11-08
Suit No.	SUIT NO. GJ/0661/2021
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC12015

HIS LORDSHIP CHARLES GYAMFI DANQUAH J.

NANA AMA AMPONSAH ESQ FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

KENNEDY WIAFE EFFAH FOR THE DEFENDANT.

[2022]DLHC12015
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FRANCISCA HOWARD<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>EMMANUEL KWAME BIAKO <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;">

SUIT NO. GJ/0661/2021&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;DATE:
8TH&nbsp;NOVEMBER 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&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; <o:p></o:p>NANA AMA AMPONSAH ESQ FOR THE PLAINTIFF. ,<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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">KENNEDY WIAFE EFFAH FOR THE DEFENDANT. <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP CHARLES
GYAMFI DANQUAH J.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>The Plaintiff
issued a writ of summons accompanied by a statement of claim on 18th
March, 2021 against the Defendant for the following reliefs: <o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order for recovery of vacant possession in favour of the Plaintiff respecting
the two shops and its extension situate and known as H/No. 87/17 A, Otaten
Street, Odorkor-Accra.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order
for the recovery of the Commercial prevailing rent of GH¢700.00 monthly for
each shop from 1st November, 2020 till date of recovery of vacant
possession. <o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General
damages for breach of contract. <o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cost
on full indemnity basis.<o:p></o:p>The Defendant after Entry of Appearance followed with a Statement
of Defence in which he denied the Plaintiff’s claim.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;PLAINTIFF’S CASE<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff’s case is that House number 87/17A, Otaten
Street, Odorkor was originally the property of their late father Kwame Essel who
rented a po</main>