SULEMAN SUBERU vs. MRS ESI DAVIDSON & 13 OTHERS , MARTHA DAVIDSON [2023]DLSC16161

Date	2023-10-10
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/28/2021
Citation No.	[2023]DLSC16161

YEBOAH CJ (PRESIDING)

PWAMANG JSC

AMEGATCHER JSC

KOTEY JSC

TORKORNOO (MRS.) JSC

F. K. QUARTEY ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.

CLETUS ALENGAH ESQ. FOR 15TH DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.

[2023]DLSC16161
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SULEMAN
SUBERU<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>MRS
ESI DAVIDSON &amp; 13 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>MARTHA
DAVIDSON<o:p></o:p>(15TH
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME
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;">

CIVIL APPEAL NO.
J4/28/2021&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;DATE:
10TH MAY 2023<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL <o:p></o:p>F. K. QUARTEY ESQ. FOR THE
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.<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;text-align:justify;line-height:
normal;tab-stops:82.3pt;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CLETUS ALENGAH ESQ.
FOR 15TH DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>YEBOAH CJ (PRESIDING), PWAMANG JSC, AMEGATCHER JSC, PROF.
KOTEY JSC, TORKORNOO (MRS.) JSC&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <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;text-align:center;
line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;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>&nbsp;TORKORNOO
JSC:-<o:p></o:p>Background<o:p></o:p>This case reflects the sad state of delays in
justice delivery on the effort of citizens to invest in economy of Ghana. At
the commencement of this suit in June 2008, the plaintiff/respondent/appellant
(hereafter referred to as Plaintiff) lived in the United States of America. He
sued through his wife, who acted as his attorney. His case is that in 2005, he
purchased a part of house number 891/2 Kotobabi, also known as parcel number
215, which included shops. The purchase price of the property he bought was GHC
30,000. <o:p></o:p>Prior to negotiating to purchase the property, he
conducted a search in the Land Title Registry and satisfied himself that the
property from which parcel 215 was carved out of was registered in the name of
the vendor Samuel Davidson. Following the purchase, he also registered his
interest in the Land Title Registry. <o:p></o:p>His case is that he informed both the vendor and
the tenants in the shop of his intention to bring down the existing structure
in order to build a new one for commercial purposes. His lawyers also demanded
for the vendor and tenants to pay rent to him as the owner of the property for
the respective parts of the property that they were using. Both the vendor and
the tenants failed or refused to accede to his requests for rents, leading to
the commencement of the action in the high court for the following claims:<o:p></o:p>a.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration
of title to the part of H/No 891/2, Kotobabi which was sold to the plaintiff by
the late Samuel Davidson<o:p></o:p>b.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Payment
of all rent arrears and mesne profit due him<o:p></o:p></</main>