[2014]DLHC17342 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><a name="_Hlk154138250"></a><a name="_Hlk152146143"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0"> MOSES DOGBEY <o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">FAUSTINA ADU BREMA AND RACHAEL AGBENYEGAH <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANTS)</span></i><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt 168.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua""> </span></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">Suit No. RPC/158/12 DATE: 27<sup>TH</sup> MAY 2014</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">SIDNEY ASENSO-GYAMERAH FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">GARY NIMAKO-MARFO FOR 1ST DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">EVE QUARTEY FOR 2ND DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;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> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">JENNIFER DODOO (MRS)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">By<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>his<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Amended<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Writ<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Summons<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>dated<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>24<span style="position:relative;top:-4.5pt;mso-text-raise:4.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:1.0pt"> </span></span>January<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>2014,<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt"> </span>claimed against the Defendants the sum of GH¢32,150 being the balance outstanding on goods<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>i.e.<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>polyester<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>materials<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>supplied<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Defendants<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>credit<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>together<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>with interest and costs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>1<span style="position:relative;top:-4.5pt;mso-text-raise:4.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:1.0pt"> </span></span>Defendant<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>her<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>defence<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>denied<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Plaintiff’s<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>claim<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>stating<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>she<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>had no business dealings with him.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>According to the 1<span style="position: relative;top:-4.5pt;mso-text-raise:4.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:1.7pt"> </span></span>Defendant, the Plaintiff had dealings with the 2<span style="position:relative;top:-4.5pt;mso-text-raise:4.5pt">nd<span style="letter-spacing:1.7pt"> </span></span>Defendant who happened to be her employee without her knowledge and consent.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">It was her contention that the 2<span style="position:relative;top:-4.5pt;mso-text-raise:4.5pt">nd<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span></span>Defendant only approached her and asked for storage space in her warehouse for Plaintiff’s goods.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>Aside of that, she knew nothing<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>about<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>goods<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>therefore was<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>not<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>liable<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>pay<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>them.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>Any<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>money owed to him should be paid for by the 2<span style="position:relative; top:-4.5pt;mso-text-raise:4.5pt">nd<span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span></span>Defendant.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height: