WINFRED NII BOYE TAGOE & 2 OTHERS V. INTERLIFE COMPANY LIMITED & ANOTHER

JUDGMENT

ADUAMA OSEI J.A.

This is an appeal against a judgment of the High Court, Accra, dated the 2nd of June, 2005, in which the High Court entered judgment in favour of the Plaintiffs/Respondents for reliefs which included an order for repossession of premises leased to the Defendants/Appellants by the Plaintiffs/Respondents, arrears of rent in respect of the said property, general damages for breach of a term in the lease and general damages for suppression of the lease agreement.

The Writ of Summons that commenced the action was issued on the 3rd of April, 2003, and in the Statement of Claim that accompanied the Writ, the Plaintiffs/Respondents described themselves as lessors and beneficial owners of property at Peregrino Aryee Street, Abossey Okai in Accra, which was the subject matter of a lease executed on the 26th of September, 1992 between them and the Defendants/Appellants.

It was alleged in the Statement of Claim that the lease was subject to rent payable in advance at the rat…