EASTERN ALLOYS COMPANY LTD. vs. CHIRANO GOLD MINES [2015]DLCA4643

Date	2015-10-15
Suit No.	CIVIL SUIT NO.H1/98/2015
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA4643

M.OWUSU (J.A.) - PRESIDING

DORDZIE (J.A.)

MENSAH (J.A.)

MR. YONNEY KULENDI FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

MR. FELIX QUARTEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2015]DLCA4643
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EASTERN ALLOYS COMPANY LTD.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>CHIRANO GOLD MINES<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
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CIVIL SUIT NO.H1/98/2015&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: 15TH OCTOBER,
2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. YONNEY KULENDI FOR THE
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MR.
FELIX QUARTEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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M.OWUSU
(J.A.) - PRESIDING, DORDZIE (J.A.), MENSAH (J.A.)<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>MARIAMA OWUSU, J.A.:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On 13th day of October, 2014, the High Court
(Commercial Division) Accra, entered judgment in favour of the plaintiff for
the reliefs indorsed in the plaintiff’s amended writ of summons and awarded
cost of Gh¢10,000.00 in favour of the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied with the decision of the Court, the
defendant appealed to the Court of Appeal on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
the learned trial Judge failed to give adequate consideration to Exhibit ‘F’,
which is a waiver by the defendant/appellant on any claim of mobilization
payment paid to the plaintiff in full and final settlement of an outstanding
claims preceding the termination of the plaintiff/respondent’s contract;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
the learned trial Judge misdirected himself on the law when he held that PW2;
the plaintiff/respondent’s Operation Manager did not have the authority,
whether express or implied, to execute Exhibit ‘F’ on behalf of the
plaintiff/respondent’s Managing Director;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
the learned trial Judge erred when he held that in the absence of a categorical
denial of the plaintiff/respondent’s averment in respect of the “particulars of
loss”,the plaintiff/respondent averment had been proven by
the application of the “minimal proof
principle”;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;&n</main>