[1961]DLHC272 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p> </p><p align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#00B0F0">ADARKWA</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#00B0F0">vs.</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; text-align: center; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica; color:#00B0F0">NKRUMAH</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">[HIGH COURT, KUMASI]</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">[1961] GLR 548 </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">DATE: 27</span><sup><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">TH</span></sup><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> SEPTEMBER, 1961</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">ASUMADU SAKYI FOR THE PLAINTIFF.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">O. AMANKWATIA FOR THE DEFENDANT.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">CORAM: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">DJABANOR, J.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 115%;mso-outline-level:1"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">DJABANOR J.</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">This is a claim by the plaintiff against the defendant for ¢G740 being the value of vehicle No. AS 5609 which the defendant has wrongfully converted to his own use. In his particulars, (and indeed in his supporting evidence), the plaintiff alleged that he borrowed an amount of ¢G40 from defendant and that defendant charged him the exorbitant interest of ¢G15 thereon. When he failed to pay the loan at the stated time the defendant seized his vehicle and has kept it in his custody ever since. The plaintiff invited me to declare that the loan is unenforceable and the written agreement made to evidence the said loan void and of no effect; and that the seizure of the vehicle in the purported enforcement of the payment of the debt is also wrongful and unjustifiable.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">The pleadings disclosed that this matter was taken to the Motor Union office at Kumasi where it was settled to the satisfaction of the parties. The issue as to the validity and effect of this arbitration was not settled as an issue, but in my view it should be the first and most important issue and I will consider it first.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">In my view, and having regard to the facts and the authorities, there was a valid submission by the parties to the arbitration of the Motor Union. This was alleged by the defendant and not denied by the plaintiff. Furthermore, the evidence of both the plaintiff and the defendant leaves no room for doubt that both of them agreed to pay one guinea each so that the Motor Union officials might settle the matter between them amicably. In fact according to the plaintiff the Motor Union people said the