ASOMDWE HOUSE CO. LTD. vs. KYEI YAMOAH PONKOH, ANDREW OKYERE, AMOAKO BLANKSON & 29 ORS. [2019]DLCA6908

ASOMDWE HOUSE CO. LTD. vs. KYEI YAMOAH PONKOH, ANDREW OKYERE, AMOAKO BLANKSON &... [2019]DLCA6908

Date	2019-07-30
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.:H1/26/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA6908

OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J.A.

WELBOURNE J.A.

STEPHEN OPPONG FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

STEPHEN ALEWABA FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2019]DLCA6908
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ASOMDWE HOUSE CO. LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KYEI YAMOAH PONKOH,
ANDREW OKYERE, AMOAKO BLANKSON &amp; 29
ORS.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL
APPEAL NO.:H1/26/2019 &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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 30TH
JULY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:
<o:p></o:p>STEPHEN OPPONG FOR
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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STEPHEN
ALEWABA FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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OWUSU
J.A. (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE J.A., WELBOURNE J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>MARIAMA
OWUSU, J.A.<o:p></o:p>On
24th June, 2016, the High Court, Land Division, Kumasi, entered
judgment in favour of the plaintiffs and dismissed the defendant’s
counterclaim.<o:p></o:p>In
her judgment, the trial Judge held among other things that;<o:p></o:p>“After the consent judgment has been
fully complied with and all the contributors are allotted shares in the limited
liability company so formed, they will be entitled to dividends to be declared
by the company until the consent judgment is complied with to the letter, the
plaintiffs and for that matter all the contributors will have a legal right to
remain on the property and operate the stores they occupy…”<o:p></o:p>Now,
dissatisfied with the decision of the High Court, the defendant appealed to this
court on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The honourable trial court erred when
it misconstrued pre-finance of a construction project (stores) as amounting to
ownership of the store(s)<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The honourable court erred as it
misconstrued and misapplied the well settled legal principle of “quiequid plantatuo
sola solo codit” when she declared plaintiffs as owners of the “shops” when
defendant’s ownership of the landed property was not in dispute.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The honourable trial court erred, when
without and justificable legal basis, declared the tenancy agreement entered
into between the plaintiff’s and the defendant a nullity.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The honourable trial court erred when
it applied the principle regarding the purchaser of land to this case contrary
to the facts of the case and the evidence on record.<o:p></o:p>