GANIYU A. MUSTAPHA vs. NATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK LTD. [2005]DLSC6406

Date	2005-06-08
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/26/2004
Citation No.	[2005]DLSC6406

KPEGAH J.S.C. (PRESIDING)

ATUGUBA J.S.C.

MRS. WOOD J.S.C.

DR. TWUM J.S.C.

DR. DATE-BAH J.S.C

APPELLANT IN PERSON

MR. AMAFU-DEI FOR RESPONDENT

[2005]DLSC6406
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GANIYU A. MUSTAPHA <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NATIONAL INVESTMENT
BANK LTD. <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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APPEAL NO. J4/26/2004&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 8TH JUNE, 2005<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>APPELLANT IN PERSON. <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. AMAFU-DEI FOR RESPONDENT. <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KPEGAH J.S.C. (PRESIDING), ATUGUBA
J.S.C., MRS. WOOD J.S.C., DR. TWUM J.S.C., DR. DATE-BAH J.S.C<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>DR.
TWUM, J.S.C. <o:p></o:p>On
1st September, 2000, the Appellant issued a Writ of Summons against the
Respondent, his former employers, claiming: <o:p></o:p>"the
sum of US $10,000.00 or its Cedi equivalent which the Defendant in February,
2000 under took to pay to the Plaintiff in consideration of Plaintiff waiving
all previous accumulated interest thereon." <o:p></o:p>The
writ was followed by a Statement of Claim filed on 4th September, 2000. After
the Defendant had entered appearance, the Appellant applied for Summary
Judgment on the usual ground that the Defendants had no defence to the action.<o:p></o:p>The
Defendant/Respondent resisted the application for Summary Judgment and deposed
in its affidavit in opposition that it did not owe the Appellant any such sum
or at all. Further, it deposed that it had never promised to pay the Appellant
any such sum as alleged or at all. <o:p></o:p>The
learned trial judge dismissed the summons, holding that there were triable
issues. The Appellant was dissatisfied with this ruling and appealed to the
Court of Appeal on 19th March, 2000. His ground of appeal was that: <o:p></o:p>"The
ruling cannot be supported having regard to the evidence before the lower
court." <o:p></o:p>On
29th May, 2003 the Court of appeal dismissed this appeal whereupon the
Appellant filed the appeal to this court on 29 May, 2003. His ground of appeal
once again was that the judgment was against the weight of evidence. <o:p></o:p>

We
have carefully considered the Pleadings and the judgments of both the High
Court and the Court of Appeal and it is our opinion that there are indeed
triables issues for evidence to be taken. In our view, the issue of the
Defendant’s liability cannot be determined summarily once the Defendant/Respondent
has denied owing the Appellant. There is no documentary evidence of admission
of liability. In the circumstances we hold that the appeal is unmeritorious and
the same is hereby dismissed.<o:p></o:p></main>