KONADU AND ANOTHER vs. ATTORNEY-GENERAL [1970]DLHC15167

Date	1970-12-22
Suit No.	[1971] 1 GLR 130-133
Citation No.	[1970]DLHC15167

ABOAGYE J.

U. V. CAMPBELL FOR PLAINTIFFS

N. M. C. DODOO PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT

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  <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;
  margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
  107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;color:#00B0F0">KONADU AND ANOTHER<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;
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  text-indent:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
  color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;
  margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;
  text-indent:4.5pt"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  color:#00B0F0">ATTORNEY-GENERAL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;
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  text-indent:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
  line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
  &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;
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  line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
  &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">[1971] 1 GLR 130-133<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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  mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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  22 DECEMBER 1970<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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  line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
  &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">U. V. CAMPBELL FOR
  PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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  padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
  line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
  &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">N. M. C. DODOO, PRINCIPAL
  STATE ATTORNEY, FOR DEFENDANT<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
  </div>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;margin-bottom:
  0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
  107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
  mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;margin-bottom:
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  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">ABOAGYE
  J.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
  <div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 99.75pt;">
  <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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  107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
  mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
  </div>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:117.0pt;margin-bottom:
  0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
  115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
  &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">JUDGMENT OF ABOAGYE J.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
  115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
  mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:117.0pt;margin-bottom:
  0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
  115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">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."</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
  font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
  mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:117.0pt;margin-bottom:
  0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
  115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The
  facts which gave rise to this suit are clearly set out in paragraphs (3) -
  (9) inclusive of the statement of claim.&nbsp; The said paragraphs read as
  follows:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
  &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
  &quot;Times New Roman&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:117.0pt;margin-bottom:
  0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
  115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">"(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.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
  &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:117.0pt;margin-bottom:
  0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
  115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">(4)&nbsp;
  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 in charge of the said goods.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:117.0pt;margin-bottom:
  0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
  115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">(5) On
  reaching somewhere between Asesewa and Adukrom, Akwapim, one Inspector R. A.
  Nutsugah and Corporal D. K. Ahiabu intercepted and stopped the vehicle ER
  1889 with the passengers and goods thereon.</span><span style="font-size:
  12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
  &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;T</main>