SAMIR KALMONI (PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT) vs. A. B. ASSAN AND AGRISPEL LTD (DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS) [2010]DLCA7862

SAMIR KALMONI (PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT) vs. A. B. ASSAN AND AGRISPEL LTD (DEFENDANTS... [2010]DLCA7862

Date	2010-01-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/177/2009
Citation No.	[2010]DLCA7862

ASARE-KORANG JA – (PRESIDING)

MARFUL-SAU JA

VICTOR OFOE JA

CHARLES PUOZUING FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

E. S. GOKA FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2010]DLCA7862
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SAMIR KALMONI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>A. B. ASSAN AND AGRISPEL LTD<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<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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SUIT
NO. H1/177/2009&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
21ST JANUARY, 2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>CHARLES
PUOZUING FOR 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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E.
S. GOKA FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT <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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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>MARFUL-SAU JA;
This appeal prays for the variation of the judgment delivered by the High Court
(Commercial Division) Accra dated the 18-11-08. By a Notice of Appeal filed on
the 25-11-08, the Plaintiff/Appellant appealed against the said judgment of the
High Court on two substantive grounds namely:<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">That
 the learned trial judge erred when she ordered that debts accruing to the
 2nd Defendant Company be paid to the 1st
 Defendant/Respondent.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">That
 the learned trial judge erred when she failed and/or neglected to evaluate
 Exhibit ‘6’ series (audited accounts) even though she held that the 2nd
 Defendant Company ‘s business had come to a stop as a result of the Plaintiff’s
 refusal to have the Defendant Company cheques co-signed.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>The
Defendants/Respondents on the 10-12-08 also filed a notice contending that the
judgment be varied, regarding their &nbsp;counterclaim in relief (2), which was granted
by the trial High Court.&nbsp; The part of the
judgment sought to be varied is as follows:-<o:p></o:p>“an order that debts
accruing to the 2nd Defendant/Respondent Company as indicated by
Exhibits ‘6’ series including the judgment debt be paid by the
Plaintiff/Appellant to the 1st Defendant/Respondent”.<o:p></o:p>The
ground for the variation was formulated as follows:-<o:p></o:p>“the learned trial judge
erred when she failed to consider the interest that ought to have accrued on
the debts of the 2nd Defendant/Respondent Company and on the basis of
the said failure ordered the Plaintiff/Appellant to pay to the 1st
Defendant/Respondent the said debts as indicated by the Exhibit 6 series only”.<o:p></o:p>On
the 30-7-09 the Registrar of this court issued a certificate that the Appellant
had failed to comply with Rule 20(1) of CI 19, accordingly on the 27-10-09 the
Appellant’s appeal was struck out for want of prosecution.&nbsp; The case was thus adjourned for the
Respondents notice for variation to be determined.&nbsp; This judgment is therefore in respect of Respondents
Notice of Variation.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>The
Respondents in their statement of defence, counterclaimed against the Appellant
for the following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p>“1.
General damages against the plaintiff for unlawfully <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; sabotaging and collapsing the 2nd
Defendant Company &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; resulting in the collapse of the 1st
defendant’s own business.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order that all debts accruing to the 2nd Defendant Company <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; from 1996 to the date of final
payment be to the account of the <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plaintiff.<o</main>