[2012]DLCA3080 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; color:#00B0F0">ABOAGYE FRIMPONG<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; color:#00B0F0">MADAM MARY MENSAH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">APPEAL NO. H1/68/2012 30<sup>TH</sup> NOVEMBER, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-right:none; padding:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">REV.FR.ADU-OWUSU AGYEMAN ESQ.FOR DEF/APPLTS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">BRIGHT OBENG MANU ESQR. FOR PLFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">F.G. KORBIEH J.A. (PRESIDING), IRENE C. DANQUAH (MS) J.A., I.O. TANKO AMADU J.A.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-right:none; padding:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">I.O.TANKO AMADU J.A<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in; line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">1. This is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court Kumasi dated 15<sup>th</sup> June 2010 wherein the trial court found for the Plaintiff/Respondent and entered judgment for the recovery of the sum of ¢52,000,000.00 (GH¢5,200.00) from the Defendants/Appellants with interest at <i>“either the then interest rate of the Ghana Commercial Bank or the National Investment Bank from 1<sup>st</sup> March 2000, till 1<sup>st</sup> March 2006”</i>, general damages of GH¢1,000.00 and costs of GH¢6,000.00.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in; line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in; line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">2. The facts of the case are that, by writ issued from the High Court Kuamsi on 8/9/2000, Plaintiff/Respondent Company <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in; line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in; line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> (hereinafter referred to as Respondent) commenced action against the Defendants/Appellants (hereinafter referred to as Appellants) by endorsing on the writ the Plaintiff’s description as follows “MEG 94 VIA VALLE BAGNATA ROME (suing per their Lawful Attorney AGYEMAN BOATENG) H/NO. N.A. 36 NKWABENG/ SUNYANI.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in; line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">3. The Respondent had claimed from the Appellants jointly and severally as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.5in;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">“(a). Recovery of the amount of 29,900,000.00 (Twenty Million, Nine Hundred Thousand Italian Lira or its equivalent in Cedis of ¢52,000,000.00 (Fifty Two Million Cedis) being the value of the container load of plastic and bathroom slippers which the Plaintiffs shipped from Italy to the 1<sup>st</sup> Defendant in Ghana (on credit) between October – November 1999 and which said amount the Defendants have wilfully failed/refused to pay to the Plaintiffs despite repeated demands by the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.5in;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">(b). $1,000.00 (One Thousand Dollars) or its equivalent value in Ghanaian cedis, representing the expenses <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.5in;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.5in;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> which the Plaintiffs have incurred to date in their attempt(s) to recover the debt mentioned in relief (a) herein from the Defendant.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.5in;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.5in;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">(c). Interest on the amount stated in claim (a) herein at the prevailing bank rate from 1<sup>st</sup> March 2000 till date of final payment.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> (d). General Damages from breach of contract.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> (e). Costs”.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in; line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">4. The Appellants herein denied Respondent’s claim contending inter alia that not only did the 2<sup>nd</sup> Appellant’s husband who is Italian pay for the goods but that Agyemang Boateng who commenced the action in the name of the Respondent lacked the capacity to institute this action.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in; line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">5. At the close of the trial, the Respondent succeede