[2010]DLHC16577 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0">CANADIAN TEXTILE RECYCLING LTD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0">NICHOLAS OFOSU MARFO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> </span></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 2.1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO: AC 10/2007 DATE: 19<sup>TH</sup> FEBRUARY 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 2.1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">AMARKAI AMARTEFIO FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">ALEXANDER ABBAN FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 2.1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">By a writ of summons dated the 17<sup>th</sup> day of December, 2006 the Plaintiff claims against the defendant:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> “<i>(a) An order against the defendant for an amount of US D 673,766.66 or its cedis equivalent and interest thereon up to the final date of payment.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> (b) Costs”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The writ was accompanied by a statement of claim which was subsequently amended. After entering appearance to the writ, the defendant filed a defence and later amended it to include a counterclaim for <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> <i>“(a) Unpaid remuneration of USD 805,000 representing 20% of the volume of trade within the period.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> (b) Damages for breach of contract <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> (c) Cost on full indemnity basis”.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">After the close of pleadings the following issues were set down by the court for trial:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.1pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:2.1pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm; line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">1)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Whether or not the defendant has been importing goods on credit from the plaintiff and paying for same overtime.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:2.1pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm; line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">2)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Whether or not accounts of the two parties have been audited.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:2.1pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm; line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">3)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: