ALFRED LANGDON AND MICHAEL AMARTEY vs. KWAKU DUAH AND OBED K. NOBOH [2014]DLHC17274

Date	2014-07-31
Suit No.	Suit No. RPC/284/12
Citation No.	[2014]DLHC17274

JENNIFER DODOO (MRS)

GEORGE ADDO-YOBO

FRANCIS KUMA

[2014]DLHC17274
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<a name="_Hlk154138250"></a><a name="_Hlk152146143"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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ADDO-YOBO FOR PLAINTIFFS <o:p></o:p>

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JENNIFER DODOO (MRS)<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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The Plaintiffs claim against the
Defendants was for an amount of GH¢97,000.00 together with interest at 32% from
1st September 2009 up to and inclusive
of the date of final payment. It was
the Plaintiffs’ case that an amount
of GH¢97,000.00 was given to the Defendants an Architectural Consultant and a
Contractor respectively to enable them execute a contract awarded to them by
GLO (Gh) Ltd.<o:p></o:p>

The Defendants’ version of events was
that they did not approach the Plaintiffs for financial assistance in their
personal capacities. The transaction
they entered into with the Plaintiffs was for their company to enter into a
partnership with the Plaintiffs’ Companies to execute a contract which they,
the Defendants had secured from GLO (Gh) Ltd..<o:p></o:p>

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The Defendants stated further that in
furtherance of this agreement, the Plaintiffs advanced GH¢83,475.80 which
consisted of GH¢70,000.00 in cash and GH¢13,475.80 worth of materials supplied. The cash and materials, the Defendants
averred were meant as the Plaintiffs’ contribution to the joint venture that
both parties had entered into.<o:p></o:p>

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The Plaintiffs stated in their
evidence that the agreement the parties entered into was an oral one. They
had agreed that the money should be disbursed to the Defendants in tranches. The Defendants then were to repay the
money within 3 months after the last tranche had been disbursed to them.<o:p></o:p>

PW1 a clergyman, told the court he
received a report from the 2nd Plaintiff
in which he had complained that the Defendants had borrowed money from he and the 1st Plaintiff
and had refused to pay. Since all the
4 people involved were members of his church, he and another pastor in the
church met to resolve issues between the parties. He found out from their deliberations that the money advanced to
the Defendants was from a bank loan the Plaintiffs had contracted. According to
him, at the meeting the parties all agreed that the outstanding amount due to
the Plaintiffs was GH¢97,000.00. The
Defendants, he said, informed them that the
delay in making payments was due to some actions taken by Glo (Gh) Ltd. He said the Defendants promised to make good on these payments
but had failed to do so.<o:p></o:p>