ADUAMA OSEI J.A.
The Plaintiffs/Appellants are the owners of premises at Okaishie known as House No. 877/4, Station Street, Okaishie, Accra.
Sometime in 1980, the Plaintiffs/Appellants let out a one-door store-room on the said premises to the Defendant/Respondent for use as a pharmacy shop. No document was executed in respect of the said transaction, but on 1st June, 1991, a tenancy agreement was executed between the parties which set out their respective rights and obligations. The agreement gave the Defendant/Respondent a 10-year term with an option to renew it for a further 10 years. Under paragraph 5(3) of the agreement, if the Defendant/Respondent was desirious of having the lease renewed, it was obliged to give written notice of its desire for renewal to the Plaintiffs/Appellants three months before the expiry of the 10-year term.
The Plaintiffs/Appellants say in their Statement of Claim that the Defendant/Respondent did not give any written notice of its desire to have the tenancy…