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LT COL. KUURE E. MULLER
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HOME FINANCE COMPANY LTD

(2012) JELR 92146 (SC)

Supreme Court 14 Nov 2012 Ghana
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- This case involves an appeal by the Plaintiff against a Court of Appeal judgment in favor of the Defendants. - The Plaintiff purchased a house at a public auction conducted by the Defendants, a financial institution. - The Plaintiff faced

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL No. J4/1/ 2012
Judges:ANSAH J.S.C. (PRESIDING) ,ADINYIRA (MRS), J.S.C. ,DOTSE, J.S.C. ,ANIN-YEBOAH, J.S.C. ,AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS), J.S.C.
Counsel:GABRIEL PWAMANG AND RAYMOND BAGNABU FOR THE PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT/ APPELLANT. LEXKUDOZ FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.

J U D G M E N T

JONES DOTSE JSC: 

This is an appeal by the Plaintiff/Respondent/Appellant, hereafter referred to as the Plaintiff against a Court of Appeal judgment dated 16th December, 2010 in favour of the Defendants/Appellants/Respondent, hereafter referred to as the Defendants. In this regard, it has to be noted at this stage that the plaintiff who instituted the suit against the Defendants, was initially successful in the High Court, but the Court of Appeal reversed the High Court decision of 6th February 2008.

FACTS

The Plaintiff purchased a five bedroom house at a public auction in 2002 that was conducted by Adonten Mart at the instance of the Defendants, a leading financial institution in the country and one of the major players in mortgage financing of houses. The House that the Plaintiff purchased from the defendants following an advertisement of the auction that the Defendants placed in the local newspapers had the following features:

1. The compound measured approximately 120 f…

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