UNI BANK GHANA LTD. vs. ENVIRONMENTAL, CIVIL & MINING PROJECT LTD. & 4 ORS. [2016]DLCA4769

Date	2016-11-24
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.H1/221/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA4769

P.K. GYAESAYOR J.A (PRESIDING)

IRENE CHARITY LARBI (MRS) J.A

AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON J.A

NATHAN YANNEY ESQ. (FOR APPELLANT).

KWASI AFRIFA ESQ. (FOR RESPONDENTS).

[2016]DLCA4769
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >UNI BANK GHANA LTD.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ENVIRONMENTAL, CIVIL &amp;
MINING PROJECT LTD. &amp; 4 ORS.<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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CIVIL APPEAL NO.H1/221/2015&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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: 24THNOVEMBER, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>NATHAN YANNEY ESQ. (FOR
APPELLANT).<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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RESPONDENTS).<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>P.K.
GYAESAYOR&nbsp;&nbsp; J.A (PRESIDING), IRENE
CHARITY LARBI (MRS) J.A, AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON J.A<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>IRENE
CHARITY LARBI (MRS.) J.A.<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This appeal emanates from the decision of
the High Court dated 19th December, 2014.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Court held as follows:-<o:p></o:p>“From
the totality of the evidence on record the court is satisfied that the
Defendants do not owe the Plaintiff at all and that the Plaintiff has failed to
prove that the Defendants are indebted to it in respect of the loan advanced to
the Defendants in the year 2002.&nbsp;
Otherwise the action is statute barred.&nbsp;
The Plaintiff’s claims are therefore dismissed. Costs of Gh₵5,000.00
for the Defendants against the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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These are the facts of the case:<o:p></o:p>On 7th February the Plaintiff issued a writ
against the Defendants jointly and severally for:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “a)&nbsp;
&nbsp;Recovery of the amount of Gh₵1,207,639.53 being the total <o:p></o:p>amount on a loan facility granted to the
Defendant on <o:p></o:p>28th November 2002 and rescheduled on
18th May, 2009.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>b)&nbsp;
Interest at the agreed rate of 34.45 per annum on the <o:p></o:p>indebtedness aforementioned from 9th
November, 2010 <o:p></o:p>up till date of final payment.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></</main>