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VINCE KONTOH v. ERNESTINA TORGBOR

February 6, 2026

HIGH COURT, CIRCUIT COURT 7

GHANA

CORAM

  • HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SEDINAM AWO KWADAM (MRS.)

Areas of Law

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

AI Generated Summary

In a summary judgment delivered by Her Ladyship Justice Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.), sitting as Additional Circuit Court Judge at Circuit Court 7, Accra, the Court resolved a dispute between an elderly couple over a Nortey Loop, East Legon apartment. The Plaintiff, who financed construction while residing abroad, sought to eject the Defendant after terminating their relationship; the Defendant counterclaimed for breach of promise to marry and a beneficial interest. The Court found a serious promise to marry supported by a ring, long cohabitation, financial interdependence, entrusted supervision, and public acknowledgment of the Plaintiff as an in-law. Rejecting the bare licensee theory, the Court held the Defendant a co-adventurer and recognized a constructive trust conferring her a beneficial interest in the apartment. The ejectment claim was dismissed, judgment entered for breach of promise to marry, and GHA2200,000 damages plus interest awarded, with costs and directions regarding a Toyota RAV4 and industrial blender.

JUDGMENT