AUTO PLAZA LIMITED vs. ABDULLATIFF GHAMRAWI

JUDGMENT [1] The Plaintiff is a company incorporated under the laws of Ghana and deals in automobiles and aftersales service. The Defendant is a businessman living in Accra and he is related to the Officers of the Plaintiff Company by marriage. On March 28 2017, Defendant took delivery of a Hyundai Tuscon with Registration No. No. GT 9374-17 from the Plaintiff. It is the delivery of the said vehicle to Defendant which has brought about the present suit for which Plaintiff claims Defendant has committed the tort of conversion. PLAINTIFFS’ PLEADINGS [2] It is the case of the Plaintiff that on or about 28th March 2017, the Defendant took custody of a Hyundai Tuscon vehicle with registration No. GT 9374-17 from Plaintiff under the guise of delivering same to a Government Official, Mr. Samuel Abu Jinapor at the Presidency, who, according to the Defendant was interested in buying. According to Plaintiff after some time since the Plaintiff took the vehicle away, the Plaintiff ser.....