KONADU AND ANOTHER vs. ATTORNEY-GENERAL

ABOAGYE J. The plaintiffs, cloth sellers, have sued the Attorney-General as the representative of the Republic of Ghana for “the sum of N¢28,750.00 being the value of 1,250 pieces of cotton wax prints (cloths) the property of the plaintiffs unlawfully seized, detained and or converted by the defendant.” The facts which gave rise to this suit are clearly set out in paragraphs (3) - (9) inclusive of the statement of claim. The said paragraphs read as follows: “(3) The plaintiffs acting jointly and together proceeded from Kumasi to Kpandu in the Volta Region some time in and around 31 March 1968 and there purchased in the local market various pieces of wax print totalling in number 1,250 pieces at a total cost of N¢28,750.00. (4) The plaintiffs after effecting their purchases of wax prints at Kpandu caused the said wax prints to be put on vehicle No. ER 1889 driven or in the charge of one F. K. Darko for delivery at Kumasi with the first plaintiff Amma Konadu accompanying and...