[2014]DLHC17345 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">NATIONWIDE FINANCE SERVICES AND ZIBIMRANA ENTERPRISE<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">GETMA GHANA LTD AND IMEXCO GHANA LTD<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"">(DEFENDANT)</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: 0in 0in 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:0in;mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><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. BFS/51/13 DATE: 4<sup>TH</sup> JULY 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: 0in 0in 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:0in; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><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">K. ADJEI LARTEY 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:0in; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><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">BENSON NUTSUKPUI FOR 1ET 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 0in 0in;"> <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:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><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:0in;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt"> </span>Plaintiff’s<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>claim<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>against<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Defendants<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>jointly<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>severally<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">for:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:79.0pt;line-height:115%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:42.85pt 79.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; letter-spacing:-.05pt">(i)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">An order directed at the Defendants to unconditionally release the agreed quantity of sugar or in the alternative refund the sum of GH¢75,000.00 to the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:79.0pt;text-align:justify; line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:46.4pt 79.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; letter-spacing:-.05pt">(ii)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Interest at the commercial rate from 24<span style="position:relative;top:-4.5pt; mso-text-raise:4.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>July 2011 to date of final <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">payment.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">It was the Plaintiffs’ case that they had entered into a contract with the Defendants for the supply of sugar.<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span>Though they had fully paid for the sugar, same was never supplied hence the instant suit.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">There is no record of the 2<span style="position:relative;top:-4.5pt;mso-text-raise:4.5pt">nd<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>Defendant ever having been served with the writ.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>The 1<span style="position:relative;top:-4.5pt;mso-text-raise:4.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span></span>Defendant was served and defended the suit on its own.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">According to the 1<span style="position:relative;top:-4.5pt;mso-text-raise:4.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>Defendant, they were shipping agents operating at the ports of<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span>Ghana.<span style="letter-spacing:3.95pt;mso-font-width:150%"> </span>They<span style="letter-spacing:1.05pt"> </span>stated<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span>further<span style="letter-spacing:1.4pt"> </span>that<span sty