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GENERAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD.
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NOTRE DAME INVESTMENT LTD.

(2025) JELR 114578 (CA)

Court of Appeal 22 Oct 2025 Ghana
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- The dispute arose from a 2018 agreement in which the Respondent agreed to sell 57 acres of land to the Appellant for USD 5,000,000, with 50% of the purchase price paid upon execution. - In 2020, an Indenture of Assignment (Exhibit C) was

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/15/2023
Judges:SOPHIA ROSETTA BERNASKO ESSAH, JA (PRESIDING) JENNIFER A. DADZIE, JA
Counsel:BEN ACKAAH-GYASI FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT AUGUSTINE B. KIDISIL FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

JUDGMENT

OBIRI JA

INTRODUCTION

[1] On 8th August 2021, the Defendant /Appellant (hereinafter called the  Appellant) filed the instant appeal against the judgment of the High Court  Sekondi, dated 9th July 2021. 

[2] The judgment is found on pages 168-187 of the Record of Appeal  (ROA). The court concluded, as follows “Consequently, I order the  Defendant to pay the balance of 50% of the Purchase Price (USD 2,500,000.00) for the land which the Defendant agreed to purchase  as per an agreement dated 15/06/2018 by way of specific  performance of the said agreement. In that regard, I order that the  amount of GHS 1,000, 000 stated as consideration in the indenture  of Assignment be changed to USD 5,000,000.00 to reflect the  purchase price as agreed in the Contract of Sale. 

Alternatively, the Plaintiff shall recover the land which has been  assigned to the Defendant and registered in the document dated  10/02/2020 with Deeds Registration No. AS 15931 under Serial No.  337/2000. If the alterna…

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