LEO LAWOE AMEGASHI II
V.
FRANCIS AMIHERE AND NANA PANYIN YENA III

(2012) JELR 64677 (CA)

Court of Appeal 25 Oct 2012 Ghana
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- The plaintiff acquired a building plot from the predecessor of the co-defendant. - The lease did not contain a provision for re-entry if the plaintiff failed to develop the plot. - The Lands Commission introduced the issue of re-entry in

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Suit Number:SUIT NO. H1/159/2007
Judges:MARFUL-SAU J.A. (PRESIDING) ,ADJEI J.A. ,C.J.HONYENUGA J.A
Counsel:BAFFOUR DWUMAH ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT/CO-DEFENDANTS / APPELLANTS PRESENT,MISS EWURABENA QUAYE FOR THE PLIANTIFF/RESPONDENT PRESENT

JUDGMENT

DENNIS ADJEI, J.A.:

This appeal is a simple one as the facts are not contentious. The facts of the appeal are that the plaintiff/respondent who is referred to in this appeal as the plaintiff acquired a building plot from the predecessor of the co-defendant. There was no provision in the lease which would entitle the lessor to exercise the right of re-entry should the plaintiff fail to develop the plot. It is rather the Lands Commission which introduced the issue of re-entry for not developing the plot within two years in the schedule to the lease.

The defendant/appellant and the co-defendant/appellant would be referred to in this appeal as defendant and co-defendant respectively. The plaintiff could not develop the plot and the co-defendant served notice of re-entry on the plaintiff to remedy the breach within three months. Barely after two years, 5 months of the issue of the notice of re-entry, the co-defendant served final notice of re-entry on the plaintiff. The co-defendant …

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