MARKET DIRECT vs. FATI AHMED IDDRIS AND MUHAMMED AMIN IDRIS [2015]DLHC4219

Date	2015-10-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO. RPC 500/2009
Citation No.	[2015]DLHC4219

SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU

ADAINA AVRIL AKUOKU FOR PLAINTIFF

G. S. K. BABANAWO FOR DEFENDANTS

[2015]DLHC4219
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">MARKET DIRECT<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>FATI AHMED IDDRIS AND MUHAMMED
AMIN IDRIS<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION), ACCRA]<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. RPC 500/2009&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
23RD OCTOBER, 2015 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ADAINA AVRIL AKUOKU FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU,
JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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</div><a name="_gjdgxs"></a>By an amended writ of summons the plaintiff
claims jointly and or severally against the defendants <o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; border: none;">An order for the recovery from the
 defendants of the sum of GH₵541,041 being (a) amount stolen/embezzled by the 1st
 defendant and or dishonestly received/handled by the 2nd
 defendant (b) being further or in the alternative due from the defendants
 by virtue of their conviction by the Circuit Court, Accra, Ghana in the
 case “The Republic vs. Fati Ahmed and Muhammed Amin Idris case Number
 D4/11/09”<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; border: none;">Further in the alternative Damages<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; border: none;">A declaration that the defendants hold
 on constructive trust for plaintiff or are liable to account to plaintiff
 for all assets now or previously in the defendants’ respective possessions
 or ownership acquired directly or indirectly with plaintiff’s cash or
 assets.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; border: none;">All necessary accounts and inquiries to
 enable plaintiff trace and recover the assets in (c) above<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; border: none;">Orders for the delivery up or transfer
 to the plaintiff of the assets referred to in (c) above.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; border: none;">An injunction restraining the defendants
 by themselves, their servants, agents, privies or otherwise from disposing
 of the assets referred to in (c) above.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; border: none;">An order freezing the accounts of the
 defendants held with all banks in Ghana and apportionment of same as well
 as application of any monies/assets due respectively to defendants to
 defray their respective indebtedness to plaintiff.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; border: none;">Interest on all
 sums found due at the prevailing commercial rate of interest to dates of
 final payment.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>The defendants filed a defence to the
plaintiff’s claim and after the failure of pre-trial settlement the case was
set down for hearing. The plaintiff gave evidence at the trial through a
representative and then called witnesses to testify in support of its case. The 1st defendant
failed to attend the trial and for that matter no evidence was given by her.
The 2nd defendant gave evidence and called a witness to support his
case.<o:p></o:p>From the evidence on record the court finds
that the 1st defendant is the wife of the 2nd defendant
and that, until the incident giving rise to this suit, the 1st
defendant was a staff of the accounts department of the plaintiff company.<o:p></o:p>The court also finds that in the year 2009
the 1st defendant was arraigned before the Circuit Court in Accra on
charges of stealing an amount of GH