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GRESSELDA ADUKWEI BUCKMAN NELSON
V.
TARK TRADING CO

(2017) JELR 108369 (HC)

High Court 15 Jul 2017 Ghana
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- The case involves a dispute over a piece of land in Ussher Town Accra. - Benjamin Malade conveyed the land to John Buckman in 1909. - In 1937, John Buckman leased the land to Messrs. Adra Brothers for 50 years. - In 1968, Wassaf Adra assi

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Suit Number:SUIT NO.FAL/153/15
Judges:ANTHONY OPPONG, J
Counsel:MR. GYAN OSMAN FOR MR. STEPHEN AGYEMANG FOR DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS PRESENT

RULING 

On or about 20th November,1909, one Benjamin Malade conveyed to John  Buckman a piece of land lying and being at Ussher Town Accra. Then 1937, John Buckman in turn leased the said land to Messrs. Adra Brothers for a period of 50  years. 

Sometime in 1968, that is after the lease had run for 31 years, Wassaf Adra,  the lessee assigned his interest in the land to Fatima Amin Adra and Samina Rabah  Adra. That is the remainder 19 years in the lease was sublet to the said Fatima and  Samina. Then 1970, that us 2 years after the sublease, the sublessees , that is Fatima  and Samina also leased the remainder 17 years to Tarek Company Limited acting  per Wassaf Sadallah Dakmak. Now it is the case of Plaintiffs that the headlease of  50 years had expired and that it expired on the 1st December 1987. 

Upon expiration of headlease, it appears from that statement of Claim that  Plaintiffs did nothing until 29th September, 2014 when they caused their lawyer to  write to Defendants to yield…

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