SULEMAN SUBERU (SUING PER HIS LAWFUL ATTORNEY AMINA SUBERU MRS.) V. MRS ESI DAVIDSON & ORS

TORKORNOO JSC

Background

This case reflects the sad state of delays in justice delivery on the effort of citizens to invest in economy of Ghana. At the commencement of this suit in June 2008, the plaintiff/respondent/appellant (hereafter referred to as Plaintiff) lived in the United States of America. He sued through his wife, who acted as his attorney. His case is that in 2005, he purchased a part of house number 891/2 Kotobabi, also known as parcel number 215, which included shops. The purchase price of the property he bought was GHC 30,000. 

Prior to negotiating to purchase the property, he conducted a search in the Land Title Registry and satisfied himself that the property from which parcel 215 was carved out of was registered in the name of the vendor Samuel Davidson. Following the purchase, he also registered his interest in the Land Title Registry. 

His case is that he informed both the vendor and the tenants in the shop of his intention to bring down the existing structure in ord…