MAYE KOM NA MEHWE ONYAME vs. ALICE ANKOMA DONKOR [2006]DLCA6508

Date	2006-03-31
Suit No.	SUIT NO. HI/209/05
Citation No.	[2006]DLCA6508

FARKYE (PRESIDING)

J. A KANYOKE J.A

MARFUL - SAU J

GEORGE ABORGAH FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT

F. K. YEBOAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT

[2006]DLCA6508
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MAYE KOM NA
MEHWE ONYAME<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ALICE ANKOMA
DONKOR<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NO. HI/209/05&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 31ST MARCH, 2006<o:p></o:p>

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PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT <o:p></o:p>

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KANYOKE J.A, MARFUL - SAU J.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>MARFUL
- SAU. J.A <o:p></o:p>This
appeal is taken from the judgment of the High Court Accra dated the 24th
February 2004. By a writ of summons, the Plaintiff/Appellant hereinafter called
the Plaintiff claimed the following:— <o:p></o:p>(1)
Recovery of the sum of ¢233,200,000.00 being outstanding balance of financial
assistance granted to the Defendant and <o:p></o:p>(2)
Interest on the said sum from April 2002 till the date of final payment at the
prevailing interest rate. <o:p></o:p>The
Defendant/Respondent hereinafter called Defendant by her statement of defence
also counterclaimed as follows:— <o:p></o:p>(1)
An order compelling the Plaintiff to refund to Defendant the sum of
¢291,000,000.00, which the Defendant overpaid to her. <o:p></o:p>(2)
Interest on the said amount from 10th July 2001 to date of full and final
payment. <o:p></o:p>(3)
General damages for breach of contract to lend Defendant ¢475,000,000 to make a
total of ¢1 billion. <o:p></o:p>At
the end of the trial, the Court found for the Plaintiff and entered judgment
against the Defendant for the sum of ¢111,000,000.00 being outstanding balance
of financial assistance granted to the Defendant together with interest from
31- 4 - 2002 till date of final payment at the prevailing interest rate. Cost
in the suit was assessed at ¢10 million for the Plaintiff. It is against the
award of ¢111,000,000 by the trial Court instead of the amount of
¢233,200,000.00 endorsed by the Plaintiff on his writ, that this appeal was
mounted. I observed from the record of this appeal that on the 15 - 11 - 2005,
the Defendant was granted leave by this Court to apply for the variation of the
judgment of the trial Court. Accordingly the Defendant filed her notice
contending that the judgment be varied on the 21 - 11 - 2005. <o:p></o:p>By
his notice of appeal filed on the 24 -3 - 04, the Plaintiff complained that the
relief sought per the writ of summons was not wholly granted. The ground of the
Plaintiff appeal was stated as follows:— <o:p></o:p>"The
judgment failed to appreciate the contract between the parties which was
exhibited and consequently awarded reliefs far short of actual amount owed by
the Defendant to the Plaintiff." <o:p></o:p>Plaintiff
by this appeal sought a relief that the judgment be corrected so that Defendant
pays the actual amount owed to the Plaintiff as endorsed on the writ of
summons. <o:p></o:p>The
Defendant on the other hand by her notice seeking an order of variation of the
judgment prayed as follows:— <o:p></o:p>(1)
That the judgment dated 24/2/2004 be set aside and or reversed. <o:p></o:p>(2)
That judgment be entered for the Defendant on her counterclaim. <o:p></o:p>The
Defendant formulated and argued three grounds to supp</main>