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LAVA LIMITED v. VANOS ENTERPRISE & 9 ORS.

2006

COURT OF APPEAL

GHANA

CORAM

  • AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) J.A. [PRESIDING]
  • TWENEBOA KODUA, J.A.
  • ANIN YEBOAH, JA

Areas of Law

  • Property and Real Estate Law
  • Civil Procedure
  • Contract Law

AI Generated Summary

In this case, the plaintiff, a limited liability company, sued multiple defendants who were either statutory tenants or squatters for mesne profits, recovery of possession, and damages for trespass on property the plaintiff purchased from Unilever. The defendants resisted the claim, arguing against the plaintiff’s ownership and claimed rights as statutory tenants. The court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, awarding them mesne profits and ordering the recovery of possession. The defendants appealed on numerous grounds including the weight of evidence and failure to apply specific Rent Act provisions. The appellate court, however, upheld the lower court’s decision, affirming that the sale did not breach any statutory provisions, mesne profits were rightly awarded, and the defendants had no superior interest beyond statutory tenancy, which they had violated by denying the plaintiff’s title.

JUDGMENT