SAMWINE DOMINIC vs. SULLEMANA MENSAH & ANOTHER [2013]DLHC3889

Date	2013-01-15
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.RPC/37/13
Citation No.	[2013]DLHC3889

HER LADYSHIP ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS.)

STEPHEN OFORI FOR GEORGE SARPONG FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

[2013]DLHC3889
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SAMWINE DOMINIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SULLEMANA MENSAH &amp;
ANOTHER<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT, KUMASI]<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 NO.RPC/37/13&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: 15TH JANUARY, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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STEPHEN
OFORI FOR GEORGE SARPONG FOR THE PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p>

HER
LADYSHIP ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS.)<o:p></o:p>

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</div>The Plaintiff herein commenced an
action against the Defendants herein on 13/11/2012 for these reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration
that defendants have breached the contract entered into with Plaintiff in June,
2011.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery
of the sum of GH¢12, 600.00 being monies plaintiff invested in the defendant’s
mining business to share the proceeds there from which agreement defendants
have breached.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest
on the said GH¢12, 600.00 at the prevailing bank rate from June, 2011 till date
of final payment.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages
for breach of contract<o:p></o:p>e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Any
other relief(s) that the Honourable Court may consider just to award.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The writ of summons and statement of
claim were duly served on the Defendants at Ahansoyewodea/ Obuasi on
16/11/2012. Under Order 9 rule 5 (a) of C.I. 47, the Defendants had eight days
to enter appearance. Having failed to do so, the Plaintiff filed an ex- parte
application for an interlocutory Judgment in default of appearance under Order
10 rule 2 of C.I. 47 and the same was granted on 14/12/2012.&nbsp; In accordance with the consequential orders
made by the court, hearing notice was duly served on the Defendants personally
on 17/12/2012 to appear in court on 08/01/2013 at 9am. There was no sign of
these Defendants in court on the said date and the court proceeded with the
case in their absence. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Plaintiff gave evidence in
support of his claims. He told the court that on 07/06/2011, the Defendants who
had obtained a mining concession in Obuasi approached him to sponsor their
project financially. According to him, the parties had an oral agreement with
some workers who were to do the actual work on the ground. Pursuant to this
agreement, the Plaintiff testified that he spent a total amount of GH¢12,
600.00 on the project and gave the breakdown as follows: <o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</main>