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JOYCE BOADU ASAMOAH
V.
ALBERTA’S PALACE RESORT, DR. ROLAND EDWARD WESLEY, LINDA WESLEY-JOSEPH AND KWABENA JOSEPH

(2018) JELR 65231 (CA)

Court of Appeal 23 May 2018 Ghana
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- This is an appeal against a ruling in favor of the plaintiff in a case involving joint ownership of land and a hotel business. - The plaintiff and the second defendant entered into a verbal agreement to establish a hotel business, with th

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/7/2018
Judges:JUSTICE IRENE C. LARBI (MRS) J.A. (PRESIDING), JUSTICE L. L. MENSAH J.A., JUSTICE ANGELINA DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J.A.
Counsel:K. O. AMPONSAH-DADZIE FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT; CORNELIUS YAWSON FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.

JUDGMENT

LAWRENCE L. MENSAH, J.A.

This is an appeal launched by the 1st Defendant/Respondent/Appellant (who will be referred hereafter as 1st Defendant) against the ruling of the High Court, Cape Coast, dated the 18th of January 2017 in favour of the Plaintiff/Applicant/Respondent (who will be referred hereafter as the Plaintiff). The said ruling was delivered as a result of a motion on notice invoking the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court, Cape Coast for interpretation of the word “land” as used by Dorgu J in his judgment dated the 23rd day of December 2013 in favour of the Plaintiff. That judgment of Dorgu J is found at page 15-19 of the record of appeal.

Facts:

The facts which gave rise to this appeal can be summarized as follows:- In or about the year 2000, the 2nd Defendant an African-American by name Dr. Roland Edward Wesley now deceased visited Ghana with the Plaintiff’s siblings. The 2nd Defendant was hosted by the Plaintiff and her husband. In course of deliberations betwee…

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