BISMARK MPIANI vs. KOFI ABEYIE [2009]DLHC8466

Date	2009-11-06
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E2\|04\|05
Citation No.	[2009]DLHC8466

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON

NANA YAW FRIMPONG FOR THE PLAINTIFF

F.G. AMPRATWUM FOR DEFENDANT

[2009]DLHC8466
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BISMARK MPIANI<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KOFI ABEYIE<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[HIGH COURT, MAMPONG]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO. E2|04|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;DATE: 6TH NOVEMBER, 2009<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>NANA
YAW FRIMPONG FOR THE PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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F.G.
AMPRATWUM FOR DEFENDANT <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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HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON<o:p></o:p>

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</div>The plaintiff
herein undertook the task of clearing, on behalf of defendant, some containers
with assorted goods, and a Ford Tractor shipped to Ghana from Germany by the
defendant. After clearing the items at the Tema port they were transported to
Mampong-Ashanti. At all material times, the plaintiff was assisted by one Issa
on the instructions of defendant. Issa is a brother to the defendant.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The defendant
later returned to Mampong and was presented with a bill of ¢18.7 million old cedis
by the plaintiff being expenses allegedly incurred in clearing and transporting
the goods to Mampong. The defendant refused to re-imburse the plaintiff with
this amount. As a result, plaintiff instituted action in this court, then
presided over by Mr. Justice A. K. Abada to claim the amount. Defendant
counter-claimed for the recovery from the plaintiff the value of some of the
goods he asserted could not be traced amongst the lot. The court entered
judgment for the defendant on his counter-claim, whiles plaintiff was given
judgment for only part of his relief. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Thereafter, the
plaintiff went to sleep. He woke up after fourteen and a half months when it
was well passed the period allowed by the rules of procedure to file an appeal
against the judgment. Nonetheless, he came back to this court differently
constituted, and prayed for extension of time to appeal against the judgment
aforementioned, alleging that it was obtained by fraud. On the basis of this
allegation, Addo J, as he then was, issued an open ended order suspending the
execution of the judgment, and further ordered the plaintiff to mount a fresh
action in any court of competent jurisdiction to prove his assertion of fraud.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The defendant was
aggrieved by the orders of Mr. Justice Addo, and therefore, appealed for
redress. The Court of Appeal upheld plaintiff’s right to institute a fresh
action to establish the allegation of fraud, but held as unjust, and therefore
wrong, the open ended order suspending the execution of the judgment of Mr.
Justice Abada in favour of defendant. The court was of the opinion that
plaintiff could, inter alia, take steps to stay the execution of the judgment
to enable him prosecute any fresh action on the basis of the assertion of
fraud.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The instant action
is in pursuit of establishing the fraud allegation against the defendant. The
plaintiff prays for an order to set aside the judgment of Mr. Justice Abada of
26th June, 2002, entered against him because it was founded on fraud
perpetrated by the defendant. He pleaded the particulars of fraud as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“PARTICULARS OF FRAUD<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>