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ASHIE NEEQUAYE
V.
ADEE KOTEY

(2010) JELR 68478 (SC)

Supreme Court 10 Feb 2010 Ghana
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- The plaintiff originally claimed a declaration that a house was allocated to Moses Neequaye and later exchanged for another plot, which formed part of his estate. - The plaintiff argued that the house was never allocated to Clifford Cudjo

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/26/2009
Judges:AKUFFO (MS) JSC (PRESIDING), ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC, OWUSU (MS) JSC, BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, ARYEETEY JSC
Counsel:BRIGHT AKWETEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT,DR. EKOW DANIELS FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT

JUDGMENT

BAFFOE-BONNIE, JSC

The PL/RESP/RESP (hereinafter referred to as plaintiff), originally instituted this action claiming among others:

(a) A declaration that the original house number 160 was allocated to Moses Neequaye which house was later exchanged for plot 218 renumbered F.793a/2 and 801/2 East Christianborg Osu and same formed part of his estate.

(b) A further declaration that the said house i.e plot 218......was never allocated to Clifford Cudjoe but that he held the house in trust for the beneficiaries of the estate of Moses Neequaye (deceased)

The basis of their claim is simply that their father and predecessor in title Moses Neequaye, was allocated the subject matter of the suit by the State Housing Corporation when his own house was wrecked by the earthquake that rocked Accra and its environs in 1939. Subsequent to the allocation but before the completion of the instalmental payments of the building, the defendants father, one Clifford Cudjoe, was permitted to live in the …

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