LYDIA ANANE ASAMOAH vs. JENNIS MARFO [2011]DLSC2642

Date	2011-06-01
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/49/2010
Citation No.	[2011]DLSC2642

DR. S.K.DATE-BAH JSC (PRESIDING)

JONES DOTSE JSC

ANIN YEBOAH JSC

B.T.ARYEETEY JSC

AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS.) JSC

AUGUSTUS ANANE-QUEBAH FOR THE APPELLANT

DR. KWAKU NSIAH FOR THE RESPONDENT

[2011]DLSC2642
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >LYDIA ANANE ASAMOAH<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>JENNIS MARFO<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[SUPREME COURT, 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. J4/49/2010 &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: 1ST JUNE, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>AUGUSTUS ANANE-QUEBAH FOR
THE APPELLANT,<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DR.
KWAKU NSIAH FOR THE 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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DR. S.K.DATE-BAH JSC (PRESIDING), JONES DOTSE JSC,
ANIN YEBOAH JSC ,B.T.ARYEETEY &nbsp;JSC ,
AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS.) JSC<o:p></o:p>

</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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JUDGEMENT <o:p></o:p>

</div>ANIN
YEBOAH JSC<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The appellant herein was the plaintiff in a suit at
the High Court, Kumasi.&nbsp; Her claim
against the respondent herein as defendant at the High Court was for the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“1. An order for the payment of the sum of
US$130,000 (One Hundred and Thirty Thousand United States Dollars) being the
price agreed upon by the plaintiff and Defendant herein pursuant to a contract
entered into between the parties herein for the defendant to supply to the
plaintiff herein second-hand clothing between 26th December 2004 and
April 2005 which clothing the defendant failed to deliver to the plaintiff herein
and which amount the defendant has failed to refund to the plaintiff herein
despite repeated demand.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2. Interest on the said sum of US$130,000.00 (One
Hundred and Thirty Thousand United States Dollars) from May 2005 till date of
final payment at the prevailing commercial bank rate”<o:p></o:p>The respondent entered appearance but failed to
file any statement of defence within the statutory period provided under the
rules of court.&nbsp; The appellant filed a
motion for judgment which the trial court granted on the 14/12/2005. The nature
of the judgment entered will be discussed later in this judgment.&nbsp; Upon the filing of an Entry of Judgment by
the appellant the respondent filed a motion for stay of execution and further
order to pay the judgment debt by installments. There were several applications
which do not appear to be material in the determination of this appeal.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The respondent herein subsequently filed a motion
to set aside the judgment on stated grounds that as the motion for judgment was
fixed for the 13/12/2005 and adjourned to the 14/12/2005 without notice to the
respondent the judgment so obtained was a nullity.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The learned trial judge after hearing arguments
from both sides on the 9/06/2006 dismissed the application with cost. He
concluded his ruling as follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>“It is therefore my finding that the non-service of
a hearing notice on the applicant to appear the next day was not so vital as to
render the application that was granted a nullity.&nbsp; Bluntly put, there was no substantial
miscarriage of justice against the applicant by that non-service.&nbsp; I award cost of ¢3,000,000.00 to the
respondent”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The respondent herein lodged an appeal against the
ruling a</main>