SKYLINE AIR LIMITED vs. EUROPA PEE CO.LTD PETER NANA KWADWO [2015]DLCA8054

Date	2015-02-26
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/201/2011
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8054

GYAESAYOR J.A (PRESIDING)

ACQUAYE J.A

DZAMEFE J.A

ANDREW A. OBENG FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

[2015]DLCA8054
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SKYLINE AIR LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINITFF/
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>EUROPA PEE CO.LTD PETER NANA
KWADWO<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/
RESPONDENTS)<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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APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/201/2011&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; &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><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ANDREW A. OBENG FOR
PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<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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GYAESAYOR
J.A (PRESIDING), ACQUAYE J.A, DZAMEFE J.A<o:p></o:p>

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</div>GYAESAYOR,
JA<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff/appellant in this case is
a Limited Liability Company incorporated under the laws of United Arab Emirates
with business office in Dubai while the defendant/respondent (hereinafter
called defendant) is a Private Company Limited by Shares registered under the
laws of Ghana.<o:p></o:p>The
2nd defendant a Ghanaian citizen holds himself up as the Chief Executive
of the 1st defendant company.&nbsp;
Sometimes in the year 2010 the parties came into contact with each other
and decided to establish a business relationship for the purchase and importation
of gold from the defendant to Dubai.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Consequently
the plaintiff sent a representative to Ghana to discuss the transaction with
the defendant. Upon the agreement reached defendants made initial shipment of
gold to the plaintiff who paid for it by transferring money into defendant’s Account
No. 290120905102 with Ecobank.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>According
to the plaintiff after the success of the initial transactions defendant called
in September 2010 claiming that it had 30kg of gold ready for shipment at the
cost of Nine Hundred and Sixty Thousand US Dollar (US960,000). The plaintiff
were induced into signing an agreement to buy the gold as a result of which it
transferred 960,000 US dollars into the 1st defendant’s account at Ecobank
Ghana after&nbsp; which defendants
acknowledged receipt.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
defendant failed to supply the gold as agreed even after the representatives of
plaintiff had travelled to Ghana to ensure that the defendant carried out his
part of the contract. Eventually, the plaintiff reported the matter to the police
who after investigation concluded that it was a civil matter. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>As
a result of the conclusion arrived at by the police the plaintiff brought this
action in the civil court to seek redress<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In
that claim, the plaintiff sought:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for the payment of
the sum of US960, 000 being monies transferred to 1st defendants
Ecobank Ghana Limited Accra Branch Account No.2901209051022 but settlement of
which defendants have failed to make good several demands notwithstanding.<o:p></o:p>b.