MOHAMMED WOLLEY vs. SALAMI FATAL [2008]DLCA6522

Date	2008-05-22
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/233/2007
Citation No.	[2008]DLCA6522

ABBAN [MRS.] J.A. [PRESIDING]

KANYOKE J.A.

BAFFOE-BONNIE J.A

MR. THOMAS HUGHES FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

MR. OSMAN MOHADEEN DOGO FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2008]DLCA6522
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MOHAMMED
WOLLEY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SALAMI FATAL<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT)<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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APPEAL NO. H1/233/2007&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: 22ND MAY, 2008.<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:
<o:p></o:p>MR. THOMAS HUGHES FOR THE
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

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[PRESIDING], KANYOKE J.A., BAFFOE-BONNIE J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>ABBAN [MRS.], J.A. <o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the judgment of the Commercial Court, Accra delivered on
the 17th April, 2007. The judgment went against the Defendant [hereinafter
referred to as the Appellant] and being dissatisfied he has appealed to this
court. Originally the Appellant filed four [4] grounds of appeal and was
subsequently given leave by he court to argue five [5] additional grounds of
appeal. In all, the following constitute his grounds of appeal inclusive of the
additional grounds:— <o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Original <o:p></o:p>That the learned judge
erred when she came to the conclusion that the Defendant was indebted to the
Plaintiff for the sum of four hundred and fifty million cedis [¢450,000,000.00]
in the face of evidence to the contrary. <o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the learned trial judge erred by
allowing evidence that had the effect of impeaching the Defendant’s credibility
in the course of Plaintiff’s evidence in chief. <o:p></o:p>iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the learned trial judge erred when she
failed in the interest of justice to appoint a reference to resolve the
accounts between the parties prior to the trial essentially when the action was
in substance one of accounts. <o:p></o:p>iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the judgment is against the weight of
evidence adduced during trial. Additional Grounds: <o:p></o:p>1.
The learned Judge erred in law when she ruled that the burden shifted to the
Appellant to produce evidence to upset the balance of probabilities. <o:p></o:p>