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KOBINA AKROMAH BEDFORD
V.
GEORGE ASIAMAH AND TEMA DEV. CORP. (TDC)

(2015) JELR 65555 (CA)

Court of Appeal 19 Feb 2015 Ghana
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- The plaintiff claims to be the son of a deceased tenant who occupied a room in a house owned by the 2nd defendant. - The house was allocated and sold to the 1st defendant. - The plaintiff sued for a declaration of title to the house, reco

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Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/201/2012
Judges:VICTOR OFOE JA (PRESIDING), A M. DORDZIE JA, SENYO DZAMEFE JA
Counsel:G. H. QUIST FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT,LUMOR FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

JUDGMENT

A.M DORDZIE JA

FACTS:

The Plaintiff/appellant herein claims he is the son of one C. C. Bedford (deceased). Until his death the said C. C. Bedford was occupying a room in house Number AM 15 Community 7 Tema as tenant of the 2nd defendant, Tema Development Corporation (TDC). The plaintiff lived with the father in the same house. He maintains that at the father’s death he became the sitting tenant of the house; he continues to pay rent to TDC in his deceased father’s name. Irrespective of that the house had been allocated and sold to the 1st defendant.

By a writ of summons dated 16th September 1996 the appellant herein sued the defendants in the Circuit Court Tema for the following reliefs:

a) A declaration of title to house number AM 15 Community 7 Tema

b) Recovery of possession of the room occupied by the 1st defendant.

c) A declaration that the purported transfer of legal tenancy and sale of the house to the 1st defendant by the 2nd defendant is null and void and of no effect.

d) A d…

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