MR. COLLINS OTOO vs. SOLOMON PUPULAMPO AND EMMANUEL MANU [2014]DLCA3604

Date	2014-03-13
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.H1/117/2013
Citation No.	[2014]DLCA3604

KUSI APPIAH J.A (PRESIDING

GYAESAYOR J.A

SOWAH (MRS) J.A

MR. MATHEW OBENG FOR 1ST APPELLANT

MR. J. K. YEBOAH FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2014]DLCA3604
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MR. COLLINS
OTOO<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SOLOMON
PUPULAMPO AND EMMANUEL MANU<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[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 NO.H1/117/2013&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 13TH MARCH, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
MATHEW OBENG FOR 1ST 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.
J. K. YEBOAH FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>KUSI APPIAH J.A (PRESIDING) GYAESAYOR, J.A SOWAH (MRS),
J.A<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>SOWAH J.A.<o:p></o:p>The background facts of this present appeal are as
follows:<o:p></o:p>On 24th June 2009, the 1st
defendant /appellant herein [hereafter referred to simply as the appellant] who
was the plaintiff in the Tema High Court Suit No H1/117/2013 obtained summary
judgment for the sum of GH¢30,000.00 with bank interest thereon and costs,
against the plaintiff/respondent herein [hereinafter called the respondent] who
was the defendant in that suit. The trial judge entered the summary judgment
based on a letter written by the respondents’ lawyer explicitly admitting that
the respondent took the amount of money claimed by the appellant but on behalf
of a Mr. Manu [sic Mainoo]. Mr Manu was not a party in that Suit.<o:p></o:p>The respondent appealed the summary judgment to the
Court of Appeal. The grounds of appeal were as follows:<o:p></o:p><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The learned High Court Judge erred in law when he
entered summary judgment against the defendant/appellant on a claim by the
plaintiff/respondent which is based entirely on an allegation of fraud.<o:p></o:p><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The learned High Court Judge erred when he failed
to consider the defence of the appellant that Mr. Emmanuel Mainoo’s acceptance
of liability for the payment of the sum of GH¢30,000.00 to the respondent is an
issue that ought to be determined by the court.<o:p></o:p>Pending hearing of the substantive appeal, the
Court of Appeal stayed execution of the judgment on terms; namely that the
respondent pay the judgment debt of GH¢30,000.00 and costs of GH¢2,000.00 into
court. <o:p></o:p>The appeal was subsequently heard and was dismissed
on 19th July, 2012 in a judgment to be found at pages 25-33 of this
record of appeal. The Court of Appeal held inter alia that the claim of the
appellant contained two causes of action, namely:<o:p></o:p><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
specific claim for the sum of GH₵30,000 being financial assistance and
interest thereon, and <o:p></o:p><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">2.&nbsp;</main>