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DASI AKAKPO _ ANOR. v. BEN JOHNSON _ ANOR.

1999

COURT OF APPEAL

GHANA

CORAM

  • BROBBEY, J.A. (PRESIDING)
  • TWUMASI, J.A.
  • ARYEETEY, J.A

Areas of Law

  • Property and Real Estate Law
  • Civil Procedure

AI Generated Summary

The case involved a plaintiff claiming to be a sitting tenant on land in Accra originally owned by the first appellant's father. Following disputes over the land's lease to the second appellant and demolition of structures on it, the trial court ruled in favor of the plaintiff under the Rent Act. On appeal, it was determined that the Rent Act did not apply and the plaintiff was a licensee, not a statutory tenant. The ejection was deemed lawful, and the appellants' appeal succeeded.