BOATENG ASANTE vs SCANSHIP GHANA LTD. [2011]DLCA16153

Date	2011-12-01
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: H1/16/2011
Citation No.	[2011]DLCA16153

G. M. QUAYE JA (PRESIDING)

YAW APPAU JA

DENNIS D. ADJEI JA

MR. OSAFO-BUABENG

MR. FRIMPONG BUADU

[2011]DLCA16153
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BOATENG ASANTE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SCANSHIP GHANA LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 27pt;">

SUIT
NO.: H1/16/2011&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
1ST DECEMBER, 2011<o:p></o:p>

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OSAFO-BUABENG FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p>

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FRIMPONG BUADU FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>G. M. QUAYE JA
(PRESIDING), YAW APPAU JA, DENNIS D. ADJEI JA<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 27pt;">

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</div>DENNIS D. ADJEI JA<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court, Accra (Financial Division)
dated 29th January, 2010.&nbsp; For
the purposes of this appeal the Plaintiff/Respondent would be referred to as
the Plaintiff and the Defendant/Appellant as the Defendant.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>The
Plaintiff per his writ of summons filed on 31st May 1996 claimed
against the Defendant for:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;a)<span style="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-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages
for breach of contract and <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;b)<span style="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-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; And/or
in the alternative damages for negligence.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
brief facts of the case are that, the Plaintiff, an architect who is a Ghanaian
lived in Germany for twenty-eight (28) years.&nbsp;
He finally, decided to settle in Ghana in 1990.&nbsp; He instructed his wife in Germany to ship all
his personal belongings to him in Ghana.&nbsp;
The shipper shipped the goods consigned to the Plaintiff through OTB
Overseas Transport.&nbsp; The Defendant herein
was an agent of OTB Overseas Transport.&nbsp;
The Plaintiff after waiting for about two (2) years without hearing
about the goods instructed his lawyers to inquire about the whereabouts of the
goods.&nbsp; His lawyers found that the goods
arrived in Ghana on 11th November, 1990. The Plaintiff contacted the
Defendant and the Defendant informed him that it sent Arrival Notice to the
Plaintiff to inform him about the arrival of his goods but he failed to clear
same and after several months h</main>