Caribbean Court of Justice's video: GYCV2020 004 - Merlene Todd v Desiree Price and Ann Jennifer Jeboo Hearing

Allan Price (now deceased) was the owner of the West Half of Lot 153 Queenstown, Georgetown. In February 2004, using a Power of Attorney, Ann Jennifer Jeboo claimed that she acted on behalf of Allan Price and sold the lands to Merlene Todd. It was subsequently discovered that the Power of Attorney was fake and Ann Jennifer Jeboo was convicted of fraud. Allan Price then filed an action in the High Court of Guyana against Ann Jennifer Jeboo and Merlene Todd seeking to set aside the sale. Allan Price died in 2010 and the proceedings were thereafter carried on by Desiree Price on behalf of his estate. On the 30 August 2012, the trial judge dismissed the action against Merlene Todd, but awarded damages in the sum of $12,000,000.00 to the estate of Allan Price against Ann Jennifer Jeboo. Desiree Price subsequently appealed this decision, as it was dismissed against Merlene Todd and he wanted the sale declared null and void. On the 16 March 2020, the Court of Appeal of Guyana allowed the appeal, found that Merlene Todd was a party to the fraud of Ann Jennifer Jeboo and declared that the sale was null and void. Merlene Todd has appealed the Court of Appeal’s decision. Before the CCJ Merlene Todd contends that the Court of Appeal wrongly found that she was a part of the fraud of Ann Jennifer Jeboo and asks the CCJ to set aside the Court of Appeal’s decision and restore the trial judge’s decision.