ADJABENG JA.
This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court, Cape Coast, which confirmed the interlocutory decision of the District Court Grade I, Cape Coast, sitting as the rent magistrate. The ruling of the rent magistrate which the High Court confirmed was that the rent officer, Cape Coast, had jurisdiction to entertain the complaint made to him by the plaintiff-respondent against the defendants-appellants herein and so the rent magistrate, Cape Coast, also had jurisdiction to deal with the matter when it was later referred to him by the rent officer.
The facts giving rise to the dispute are quite simple. The premises known as House No G 101/2, Governor Rowe Road, Kotokuraba, Cape Coast were leased to CFAO (Ghana) Limited for their trading activities. According to their Legal Adviser, one Mr Kofi Akwaah, who gave evidence before the rent magistrate, some of the rooms at these premises were rented to Mr K B Asante and Mr Quartson, the plaintiff-respondent and the 5th defenda…