CAL BANK vs. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD [2014]DLCA4514

Date	2014-11-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/14/2013
Citation No.	[2014]DLCA4514

OWUSU M JA (PRESIDING)

ACQUAYE J.A.

DZAMEFE J.A.

MR. EMMANUEL AKUFFO FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

AMUA SAKYIE FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2014]DLCA4514
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">CAL BANK<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">vs.<o:p></o:p>GENERAL
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0in;">SUIT NO:&nbsp; H1/14/2013&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;DATE: 27TH NOVEMBER,
2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
EMMANUEL AKUFFO FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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AMUA
SAKYIE FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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OWUSU
M JA (PRESIDING), ACQUAYE J.A., DZAMEFE J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align: center; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">

<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align: center; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0in;">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>MARIAMA
OWUSU, J.A:<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the decision of the High Court [Commercial Division],
Accra dated 30-7-2010. The Court gave judgment in favour of the plaintiff
against defendant for the reliefs endorsed on the writ of summons.<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the High Court, the defendant appealed to the Court of
Appeal on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p>[i] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
judgment is against the weight of evidence.<o:p></o:p>[ii] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
trial judge did not make any proper findings of fact having regard to the
evidence and the pleadings.<o:p></o:p>[iii] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
trial judge misdirected herself in law by granting reliefs endorsed on the writ
of summons.<o:p></o:p>[iv] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
trial judge did not give adequate consideration to the Defendant/Appellant’s
case.<o:p></o:p>[v] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Additional
grounds of appeal would be filed upon receipt of the record of proceedings.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
relief sought from the Court of Appeal is a reversal of the judgment in favour
of the Defendant/Appellant or in other alternative an order for re-trial.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Before
dealing with the arguments advanced in support and against this appeal, I will
give a brief background of this case.<o:p></o:p>