COCONUT GROVE HOTELS LTD. AND PROGRESSIVE PEOPLES PARTY vs. AKUA DONKOR [2014]DLHC8474

Date	2014-12-18
Suit No.	SUIT NO. C12/105/13
Citation No.	[2014]DLHC8474

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON

DR. OLIVIA ANKU-TSEDE FOR THE PLAINTIFFS.

DEFENDANT BY HERSELF.

[2014]DLHC8474
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >COCONUT GROVE HOTELS LTD. AND PROGRESSIVE PEOPLES PARTY<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AKUA DONKOR<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[HIGH
COURT, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO. C12/105/13&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: 18TH DECEMBER, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>DR. OLIVIA
ANKU-TSEDE FOR THE PLAINTIFFS.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DEFENDANT
BY HERSELF. <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON<o:p></o:p>

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</div>The
1st plaintiff is a limited liability company registered under the
Laws of Ghana and is engaged in the hospitality industry, whilst the 2nd
plaintiff is a political party registered in Ghana with branches spread across
the country. It is their case that during the electioneering campaign of the
2012 general elections in Ghana, 1st plaintiff released its Toyota
Tundra pick up with registration number GC 3706-12 to the 2nd
plaintiff to assist it in its political activities. The documents covering the
vehicle were tendered in evidence as exhibit ‘A’. The exhibit showed it was
originally owned by one Kwasi Nana Addae of Kumasi who sold it to the 1st
plaintiff. Plaintiffs’ case is that when the vehicle came into the possession
of the 2nd plaintiff, it was released to defendant to assist her
mobilize votes to buttress the course of the Presidential candidate of 2nd
plaintiff. According to the testimony of the Operations Director of 2nd
plaintiff it was agreed that the defendant will return the vehicle to 2nd
plaintiff after the elections. This is to enable 2nd Plaintiff hand it over to
the 1st plaintiff, the owner of it. It is the further case of the
plaintiffs that to their surprise, the defendant refused to return the vehicle
after the general elections which took place throughout Ghana on 7th
December, 2012. They said she paid no heed to the repeated demands of the 2nd
plaintiff for defendant to abide by the terms of their oral agreement by
returning the pick up to the 2nd plaintiff. They asserted that the
conduct of defendant amounts to the tortuous liability of detinue. The
plaintiffs therefore caused to be issued from the Registry of this court on
21/1/13, this writ of summons, claiming against the defendant as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“(a) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that the 1st plaintiff is the beneficial owner of Toyota
Tundra <o:p></o:p>with Registration
Number GC 3706-12<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
A declaration that the refusal by the defendant to return 1st
plaintiff’s<o:p></o:p>vehicle after
demand for its return amounts to the tort of detinue<o:p></o:p>(c) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order for the recovery of possession of the 1st plaintiff’s vehicle
Number <o:p></o:p>GC 3706-12.<o:p></o:p>(d) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General
damages for wrongful detention of Toyota Tundra with <o:p></o:p>Registration
Number GC 3706-12”.<o:p></o:p></main>