[2013]DLCA8110 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span class="NoSpacingChar"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;color:#00B0F0">MR. PHILIP GYASI APPIAH</span></b></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">(</span></i><span class="NoSpacingChar"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi">PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT</span></i></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt; mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;mso-pagination:none"><span class="NoSpacingChar"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#00B0F0">SURF PUBLICATION GH. LTD.</span></b></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt; mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;mso-pagination:none"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">(</span></i><span class="NoSpacingChar"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT</span></i></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">)</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri">[COURT OF </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">APPEAL, ACCRA]</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">SUIT NO.: H1/57/2012 </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> DATE: 18<sup>TH</sup> JULY, 2013<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">COUNSEL.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">NANA K. OWUSU-POKU FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">SAMUEL BOAKYE FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">OWUSU M. J.A. (PRESIDING), ADUAMA OSEI J.A., DZAMEFE J.A.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><i><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">MARIAMA OWUSU, J.A:<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">On 27-5-2009, the High Court (Commercial Division) Accra dismissed the plaintiff’s case. Defendant’s counterclaim was upheld in part when the Court held as follows: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt; margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">“In the current situation where plaintiff waived the right not to have the calculators delivered in different consignments. By accepting the first consignment, the contract is one that may be delivered in two consignments and there stands no legal reason why he should not be compelled to receive the second consignment. Secondly, the calculators are specifically embossed with the plaintiff’s name and defendant cannot sell them to anyone. I order that the plaintiff take delivery of the final part of the contract being 4,100 SPC 2003 calculators and pay the defendant the outstanding sum of $10,068.00 with interest thereon from 30<sup>th</sup> August, 2007 on acceptance of delivery. Of course, this judgment makes no finding of fact on whether or not the 4,100 calculators are defective and if they happen to be defective when examined at the time of delivery. The plaintiff has all his rights under law. Section 52 of Act 137 provides that:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt; margin-left:108.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(2) “The acceptance of a part of the goods does not deprive the buyer of any right to reject any other part unless the contract is not severable.” <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt; margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">But that is a bridge the parties are yet to react. The court’s order only relate to the enforcement of the terms of the contract, being the delivery of 4,100 SPC 2003 calculators and their payment of the balance of 30% on acceptance of delivery. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt; margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The court dismisses the counterclaim for damages owing to the late delivery of the calculators both for the 8 digits calculators, and the consignment delivered and refused on 30<sup>th</sup> August, 2007.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt; margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Costs of GH¢1,000.00”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">Dissatisfied with the decision of the High Court, the plaintiff appealed to the Court of Appeal on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">1.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The judgment is manifestly against the overwhelming weight of evidence adduced at the trial.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagr