MAC DAN vs. GABRIEL GBORBLESHIE [2015]DLCA8041

Date	2015-02-26
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/121/2011
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8041

S. E. KANYOKE J.A. (PRESIDING)

F.G. KORBIEH J.A.

MARGARET WELBOURNE (MRS.) J.A.

MR. CHARLES HAYIBOR FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

MR. FAUSTINUS GAMEGAHE FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2015]DLCA8041
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MAC DAN<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>GABRIEL
GBORBLESHIE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/121/2011&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: 26TH FEBRUARY, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. CHARLES HAYIBOR FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. FAUSTINUS
GAMEGAHE FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<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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S. E. KANYOKE J.A.
(PRESIDING), F.G. KORBIEH J.A., MARGARET WELBOURNE (MRS.) J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>F.G. KORBIEH, J.A.<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court, Accra.A summary of the facts
leading to the appeal is as follows. On the 10/4/2001, the plaintiff/respondent
herein sued the defendant/appellant herein in the High Court, Accra claiming
against the latter the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
US$3,600.00
or its cedi-equivalent being the remainder of the purchase price of House No.
B848/23, Fadama in the Accra metropolis purchased by the appellant from the
respondent’s predecessor-in-title, Enoch Komi Gborbleshie (deceased).<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest
on the said sum from December, 1995 to the date of judgment.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff sued as the administrator
of the estate of one Enoch Komi Gborbleshie (deceased). In the statement of
claim accompanying the writ (as amended), the plaintiff averred as follows: that
Enoch Komi Gborbleshie (deceased) had been the owner of House No. B848/23,
Fadama, Accra and that during his life-time he had agreed to sell the said
house to the defendant for C7,000,000.00 on condition that &nbsp;the defendant paid the purchase price in US
dollars amounting to US$6,000.00; that even though the property had been conveyed
to the defendant, he had paid only US$2,400.00 to Enoch Komi Gborbleshie
(deceased) (hereinafter only referred to as the deceased) leaving a balance of
US$3,600.00 which the defendant had caused to be invested in Mogema Industries
Limited for the plaintiff “with a quarterly and yielding a monthly interest of
150 US dollars” and that the defendant thus owed the plaintiff US$3,600.00 as
administrator of the estate of the deceased; that the defendant had
consistently refused to pay the outstanding balance despite the demands made on
him.<o:p></o:p>In his statement of defence, the
defendant admitted that he bought the house in question from the deceased for
C7,000,000.00 but denied that he agreed to pay the purchase price in US
dollars. The defendant further averred as follows: that the deceased vendor of
the house had collected various sums of money totaling C878,000.00 from him and
these payments were covered by a receipt dated 19/7/1995; that in addition to
that, he had paid the following sums of money to the deceased vendor: &nbsp;US$4000.00 which the deceased had changed into
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