MAERSK GHANA LIMITED vs. JEMT COMPANY LIMITED [2012]DLCA5309

Date	2012-05-24
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO. H1/96/2011
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA5309

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

IRENE C. DANQUAH J.A.

SENYO DZAMEFE J.A.

MR. CHARLES HAYIBOR FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

MR. MICHAEL OWUSU-AWUAH FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2012]DLCA5309
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>MAERSK GHANA LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>JEMT COMPANY LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<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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CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO. H1/96/2011&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;&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: 24TH
MAY, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. CHARLES HAYIBOR FOR
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
MICHAEL OWUSU-AWUAH FOR PLAINTIFF/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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MARIAMA
OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING), IRENE C. DANQUAH J.A., SENYO DZAMEFE J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:
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</div>MARIAMA OWUSU, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against
the decision of the High Court, Tema dated 25-2-2010. In the said decision, the
court entered judgment for the plaintiff against defendant in the sum of
GH¢486,000 (486 million old cedis) plus interest at the prevailing bank rate to
be calculated from 17th of March, 2004 (the date the plaintiff made
a demand for the release of its cargo but could not have it) to date of
judgment. &nbsp;Cost of GH¢5,000 to the
plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied with the
decision of the High Court, the defendant appealed to this court.<o:p></o:p>The grounds of appeal are:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
judgment is against the evidence.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
learned trial Judge, with great respect, erred when she held that the
respondent’s goods were in the custody and control of the appellant.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
learned Judge erred when she made a finding that the appellant’s intention to
misappropriate the respondent’s cargo can be reasonably inferred from its act
of notifying the respondent of its intention of having the cargo auctioned
within 3 weeks and before the three weeks could expire, listing the cargo as
frozen chicken for destruction.<o:p></o:p>d.