OPANIN YAW DOTOR AND AMA ACHIAA V. DERMA RURAL BANK AND POLICE OFFICER SAMPSON MENSAH

DOMAKYAAREH (MRS),J. A.

1. In this appeal, a battle for the recovery of the value of a burnt house and other valuables has been raging since 5^th October 2004 when the plaintiff/appellants filed their initial Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim against the defendants/respondents herein.

PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT’S CASE

2. The 1^st plaintiff/appellant is the owner of a building on plot No. 45 Block “A”, Derma, also identified as House No B.F. 103 Derma. The 1^st appellant rented out (4) four rooms in the said house to the 1^st Defendant/Respondent for the occupation of its employees.

The 2^nd Plaintiff/Appellant is a daughter of the 1^st plaintiff/appellant and she also occupied one room in the house from where she sold agro-chemicals. Other tenants rented the remaining rooms in the house and they all co-existed together.

For security reasons, and in particular to scare armed robbers from attacking the 1^st respondent’s premises, which was close to the said house, the 1^st respondent applied to the Gh…