ADOM MICRO SERVICES LTD. vs. NANA KWAMINA MENDS [2016]DLCA4416

Date	2016-11-25
Suit No.	CIVIL SUIT NO: H1/157/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA4416

MARFUL- SAU J.A (PRESIDING)

IRENE LARBI (MRS) J.A

HENRY KWOFIE J.A

GEORGE ADDO YOBO FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

DANIEL OHENE DARKO FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2016]DLCA4416
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ADOM MICRO
SERVICES LTD.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA KWAMINA
MENDS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<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 SUIT NO:&nbsp;
H1/157/2016&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 25TH NOVEMBER, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>GEORGE
ADDO YOBO FOR 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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DANIEL
OHENE DARKO 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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MARFUL-
SAU J.A (PRESIDING), IRENE LARBI (MRS) J.A, HENRY KWOFIE J.A<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>HENRY KWOFIE J. A.<o:p></o:p>This
appeal is against the judgment of the High Court Tema delivered on 13th
March 2015. The trial Judge entered judgment in favour of the Plaintiff/Respondent
against the Defendant/Appellant for the sum of Two Hundred and Twenty Three
Thousand, Five Hundred and Thirty-Three Ghana Cedis (GH¢223,533.00) with interest
thereon at the rate of 8% per month from 1st February 2012 to date
of final payment. The trial Judge also awarded cost of Five Thousand, Five
Hundred Ghana Cedis (GH¢5500.00) against the Defendant.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Dissatisfied
with the judgment of the Court, the Defendant/Appellant mounted this appeal per
a Notice of Appeal dated the 08-04-2015. The grounds of appeal set out in the
Notice of Appeal was that:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
trial Judge erred by holding that the Plaintiff’s CEO rejected the trucks
because they were not up to his specification (viz Double Axle Truck) inspite
of the fact that the Plaintiff’s wife (an officer of the Plaintiff company) and
another had physically inspected and examined the trucks and were satisfied
with same before effecting payment.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
trial Judge erred in holding that the amount of GH¢89,110 paid by the Plaintiff
company to Defendant judgment-debtor was a loan to the Defendant<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;