SKY CONSULT (GHANA) LIMITED vs. GHANA POST COMPANY LIMITED [2012]DLCA8658

Date	2012-03-22
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/18/2012
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA8658

HENRIETTA ABBAN J.A. (PRESIDING)

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A.

FRANCIS KORBIEH J.A.

MR. STANLEY AMARTEIFIO FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

MR. THOMAS HUGHES FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.

[2012]DLCA8658
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SKY CONSULT (GHANA) LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>GHANA POST COMPANY LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/18/2012&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: 22TH MARCH,
2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
STANLEY AMARTEIFIO 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.
THOMAS HUGHES 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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HENRIETTA
ABBAN J.A. (PRESIDING), MARIAMA OWUSU J.A., FRANCIS KORBIEH J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>MARIAMA OWUSU, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>On
the 18-1-2010, the High Court, Accra ruled that:<o:p></o:p>“Having
heard counsel’s argument and upon reading the processes filed, I am of the view
that the application has been properly laid.&nbsp;
I do not see any defence raised by the Defendant’s Statement of
Defence.&nbsp; I therefore grant the
application and enter summary Judgment for the plaintiff against the defendant
for all the reliefs endorsed on the writs of summons as follows:<o:p></o:p>a.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Refund of GH¢978,466.00<o:p></o:p>b.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest as at 1st
January, 2005.<o:p></o:p>Cost
of GH¢2,000.00 for the plaintiff against the defendant”<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>i.