JOE OWUSU ANSAH vs. FRANK OBENG APHRAM & 2 OTHERS [2023]DLCA16023

Date	2023-02-23
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/100/2021
Citation No.	[2023]DLCA16023

MENSAH-HOMIAH JA (PRESIDING)

MENSAH-DATSA J.A.

DARKO ASARE J.A.

E. ANAGLATE FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

BRIGHT AGYEMANG DUAH FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

[2023]DLCA16023
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JOE OWUSU ANSAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>FRANK OBENG APHRAM &amp; 2 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
KUMASI]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0in;">

CIVIL APPEAL NO:
H1/100/2021&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;
DATE: 23RD FEBRUARY 2023<o:p></o:p>

E. ANAGLATE FOR THE
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

BRIGHT AGYEMANG DUAH
FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>MENSAH-HOMIAH JA (PRESIDING), MENSAH-DATSA J.A., DARKO ASARE 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 0in;">

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</div>MENSAH-HOMIAH, JA:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;INTRODUCTION:<o:p></o:p>This appeal emanated from a Ruling
of the High Court, Kumasi,
dated 6th November, 2019. By the said ruling, the
learned trial judge refused to grant a motion filed by the
Defendants/Applicants/Appellants herein pursuant to section 17(1) (h) of the Rent Act, 1963 (Act 220). Before delving into the core issues raised
by the sole ground of
appeal, this court will touch on the procedural propriety of this motion filed&nbsp; during&nbsp; the&nbsp; pendency&nbsp; of&nbsp; a&nbsp; substantive&nbsp; suit&nbsp; to&nbsp; which&nbsp; Defendant/Applicants/Appellants have filed a Counterclaim.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;For ease of convenience, the Plaintiff/Respondent/Respondent and Defendants/Applicants/Appellants, will be
simply referred to as Plaintiff and Defendants, respectively.<o:p></o:p>BACKGROUND FACTS:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;