DONKOR vs. OWONA FARKYE BROTHERS TRANSPORT

The brief facts of this case which are straightforward and in the main not in dispute are as follows: The plaintiff and the defendants are parties to an agreement the terms of which are contained in a document which for the purpose of this trial was by consent accepted as exhibit A. Exhibit A is titled “Hire-Purchase Agreement Motor Vehicle” and was executed on 17 October 1970. Exhibit A is in respect of a sale by the defendants (described therein as a motor dealer) of a Toyota bus with registration No. GO 975 to the plaintiff who is a driver by vocation. The hire-purchase price of the said bus on the undisputed facts was ¢7,200 out of which an initial deposit of ¢2,000 was paid by the plaintiff. The balance of ¢5,200 was spread over seventeen months at ¢300 per month. Exhibit A shows that the first instalment was to be paid on 17 November 1970 and the last and final instalment on 30 April 1972. The facts further show that when exhibit A was executed the bus was released to the...