[2020]DLCA8809 • May 15, 2020 • Court of Appeal
NYAI TRADING ENTERPRISE LTD. vs. HFC BANK (GHANA) LTD.
Kyei Baffour JA: This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court, Financial Division wherein the court below granted the prayers of the Plaintiff/Respondent (hereinafter called the Respondent) against the Defendant/Appellant (hereinafter called the Appellant). Respondent sought the following reliefs that were endorsed on his writ: a. An order for the recovery of Gh₵112,740 b. Interest from the 10th of September, 2014 to date of final payment c. Cost. Respondent in not so much copious statement of claim averred that as a long standing good customer of Appellant Bank, the latter on the 10th of September, 2014 made transactions on his behalf by making dollar payments for shipping documents that had been delivered into the custody of the Appellant. That in the process of making the transaction, the Appellant used a higher exchange rate of the dollar to the cedi at the time, that is Gh₵3.78 to the dollar and thereby refused or neglected to use the correct exchange whic...