GOLDEN GRACE LTD. (PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT) vs. TAKORADI FLOUR MILLS (DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT) [2009]DLCA7773

GOLDEN GRACE LTD. (PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT) vs. TAKORADI FLOUR MILLS (DEFENDANT/RESP... [2009]DLCA7773

Date	2009-10-15
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/47/07
Citation No.	[2009]DLCA7773

S. E. KANYOKE J.A. (PRESIDING)

F. G. KORBIEH J.A.

E. K. AYEBI J.A.

MR. KOFI LAMPTEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT’

MR. AMUA SEKYI FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENTS

[2009]DLCA7773
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GOLDEN GRACE LTD.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>TAKORADI FLOUR MILLS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/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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CIVIL
APPEAL NO.:&nbsp; H1/47/07&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:
15TH OCTOBER, 2009<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. KOFI LAMPTEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT’<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. AMUA SEKYI FOR
THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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S.
E. KANYOKE J.A. (PRESIDING), F. G. KORBIEH J.A., E. K. AYEBI J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>AYEBI J.A.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff/appellant with its head office in
Cape Coast is engaged in buying and selling of flour, rice, sugar, oil and
cement.&nbsp; Defendant/respondent company
located in Takoradi is engaged in the production and sale of flour.&nbsp; In March 1998, the plaintiff contracted with
the defendant for the supply of flour on credit basis.&nbsp; To secure payment for the flour supplied, the
defendant demanded and plaintiff deposited with defendant title deeds on two
properties.<o:p></o:p>In October 1998, the plaintiff with a view to
contracting for the supply of an increase quantity of flour or extra flour,
deposited four documents with the defendant.&nbsp;
The four documents are listed as:<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Document
No. 89/43 relating a residential building No. G 27/1, Ashanti Road, Cape Coast.<o:p></o:p>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Document
No. GR 71/95, relating to an uncompleted house in the name of Bonfena Ltd.
(original name of the plaintiff) situated at Green Hill in Cape Coast.<o:p></o:p>(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Document
No. GR 70 A/95, also in the name of Bonfena Ltd. located at Green Hill, Cape
Coast.<o:p></o:p>(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Document
No. CCT 682/83 in the name of Paul Kojo Annan also located at Green Hill, Cape
Coast.<o:p></o:p>According to the plaintiff, no mortgage was
executed in respect of these four documents deposited with the defendant.&nbsp; Neither was any extra flour supplied to her
on the basis of the said four documents.&nbsp;
Rather, defendant in November 1998 terminated all business with
plaintiff.&nbsp; Following the termination,
the defendant sued to recover all debts owed by the plaintiff to defendant in
Suit No. OS 1/99 under the Mortgages Decree, 1972 (NRCD 96) and then attached
one of the first two properties whose title deeds was in her possession.<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff then demanded the return of the title
deeds on the four properties not covered by any transaction to enable her use
them for other transactions with Ghana Agro Food Company (GAFCO) which she
already had business dealing with.&nbsp; The
defendant refused to return them.&nbsp; The
plaintiff then sued the defendant for:<o:p></o:p>(a)