MERCHANT BANK GHANA LTD. vs. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CO. RASHID ADIB SABIH [2013]DLCA8107

Date	2013-06-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO. HI/ 31 /2012
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA8107

ADJEI JA. (PRESIDING)

ACKAH-YENSU JA.

DORGU J.

AUGUSTINE AVAL MENSAH ESQ FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

CONSTANTINE KUDZADZI ESQ FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2013]DLCA8107
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MERCHANT&nbsp;BANK&nbsp;GHANA&nbsp;LTD.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF /APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>GENERAL DEVELOPMENT&nbsp;CO.<o:p></o:p>(1ST DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>RASHID ADIB&nbsp;SABIH<o:p></o:p>(2ND DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
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SUIT NO. HI/ 31 /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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 27TH
JUNE, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>AUGUSTINE
AVAL MENSAH ESQ FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CONSTANTINE
KUDZADZI ESQ FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS<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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ADJEI JA. (PRESIDING), ACKAH-YENSU
JA., DORGU J.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>DENNIS ADJEI, JA:<o:p></o:p>On&nbsp;1st March, 2010 the High
Court&nbsp; Sekondi dismissed the action initiated by the plaintiff against the
defendants for failing to prove the reliefs it sought from the court.&nbsp; In
this appeal the Plaintiff /Appellant would be referred to as the&nbsp;Plaintiff&nbsp;and
the Defendants / Respondents as the Defendants.&nbsp; The Plaintiff
dissatisfied with the judgment of the trial High&nbsp;Court filed an&nbsp;appeal
against same to this court praying for the reversal of the judgment. The
Plaintiff in its original grounds of appeal set forth the omnibus grounds of
appeal, that is, the judgment is against the weight of evidence on record. The
plaintiff indicated its intention to file additional grounds of appeal on
receipt of&nbsp;the record of appeal. 
 
On 16th May, 2012 this court granted leave to the Plaintiff to file additional
grounds of appeal. The additional grounds of appeal filed by the Plaintiff are
as follows:<o:p></o:p> 
&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"A)&nbsp;The learned trial judge
erred in law by adopting the &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>proceedings
despite plaintiff's contention to have the suit tried de novo.<o:p></o:p> 
B)&nbsp;The learned trial judge was misled by his misrepresentation of the
court referee's report.<o:p></o:p> 
C)The learned trial judge erred in holding that the various bank statements
tendered by the plaintiff company were self serving and did not amount to proof
of the 1st defendant's indebtedness <o:p></o:p> 
D) The court erred in holding that although&nbsp;facilities were approved by
the Plaintiff /Appellant and accepted by the 1st Defendant /Respondent there
was no evidence of disbursement of the facilities to 1st Defendant /Respondent.<o:p></o:p> 
E) The learned trial judge was bias in his assessment of the evidence.<o:p></o:p></spa</main>