EASTERN ALLOYS COMPANY LTD. vs. CHIRANO GOLD MINES [2015]DLCA8413

Date	2015-10-15
Suit No.	CIVIL SUIT:NO: H1/98/2015
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8413

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]DLCA8413
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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><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>CHIRANO GOLD MINES<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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 SUIT:NO:&nbsp; 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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE:
15TH
OCT, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. YONNEY KULENDI 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. FELIX QUARTEY FOR
THE 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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M.OWUSU (J.A.) -&nbsp; Presiding, DORDZIE (J.A.), MENSAH (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>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:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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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:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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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:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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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:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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