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ADOLFMAT GOD’S WAY ACADEMY & MATILDA AMPONSAH V. ADOLF ADU GYAMFI & AKUA NKRUMAH

(2024) JELR 112379 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/039/2024  •  6 Jun 2024  •  Ghana

Coram
ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS.), JA (PRESIDING) ERIC BAAH, JA ALEX OWUSU-OFORI, JA

Appearances
ASAMOAH BAFFOUR OKYERE FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS KWABENA ASANTE KROBEA WITH STEPHEN BOATENG, DR. JOSEPH KWAKU ASAMOAH FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS.

Judgement
<p style="text-align: center"><strong><u>JUDGMENT</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong><u>MENSAH-HOMIAH, J.A.</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong><u>INTRODUCTION:</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify">The High Court, Kumasi, by its judgment dated 21st December 2021 upheld the 2 defendant’s counterclaim for specific performance and dismissed the plaintiff’s claim for an order canceling the purported agreement between the defendants, among others. It is against this decision that the plaintiffs/appellants invoked our jurisdiction by their Notice of Appeal filed on 18th January 2022.</p><p style="text-align: justify">For ease of reference, in this appeal, the parties will be referred to by their designation at the court below.</p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong><u>THE FACTS</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify">It is apposite to set out the matters which have given rise to this appeal. The plaintiffs caused a writ of summons to be filed at the High Court, Kumasi, on 3 April 2017, which they amended on 5 May 2017. In both the original and amended statement of claim, the 2 plaintiff described herself as a co-director of the 1 plaintiff school, a limited liability company registered under the laws of Ghana. These were the reliefs which the plaintiffs claimed …</p>

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