ALHAJI IDDRISU OSUMANU SUING PER HIS LAWFUL ATTORNEY JOHNSON COMPLEX (GH) LTD H/NO. B16/52 MANTSE BOI STREETKANESHIE-ACCRA (PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT) vs. ALHAJI MOROU MANHEAN, WAAKYE JUNCTION ACCRA [2016]DLCA8426

ALHAJI IDDRISU OSUMANU SUING PER HIS LAWFUL ATTORNEY JOHNSON COMPLEX (GH) LTD H/... [2016]DLCA8426

Date	2016-10-27
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. HI/138/16
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA8426

MARFUL-SAU JA (PRESIDING)

ACQUAYE JA

MARGARET WELBOURNE JA

BABA AVIO FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

G.N.K. PHIXON-OWOO FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2016]DLCA8426
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ALHAJI IDDRISU OSUMANU SUING
PER HIS LAWFUL ATTORNEY JOHNSON COMPLEX (GH) LTD<o:p></o:p>H/NO. B16/52 MANTSE BOI
STREETKANESHIE-ACCRA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" 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>ALHAJI MOROU MANHEAN, WAAKYE
JUNCTION ACCRA<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 APPEAL NO. HI/138/16&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:
minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">DATE: <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
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mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">27TH <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:
minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">OCT, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>BABA AVIO FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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G.N.K. PHIXON-OWOO
FOR THE DEFENDANT/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 JA (PRESIDING),
ACQUAYE JA, MARGARET WELBOURNE JA<o:p></o:p>

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</div>MARFUL-SAU, JA:-
This appeal is taken against the judgment of the High Court, Accra delivered on
the 19th January,2016. In the said judgment the trial court dismissed the
entire action of the plaintiff, who is the appellant herein. The trial court
also dismissed in part the counterclaim of the defendant who is the respondent
in this appeal. The brief facts of the case are that, the appellant claimed he
handed over an amount of GH₵ 68,
580.00 the equivalent of US$ 31,900 at the time, to the respondent who was his
business partner to transfer the said sum to another business partner in
Indonesia. The respondent later informed the appellant that the bag in which he
put the money had been stolen. According to the respondent, the appellant and
himself had a common bag in which they kept their monies and this bag was kept
in the shop of one Alhaji Mohammed. The respondent claimed that at the time the
bag was stolen he had other monies in different currencies in the bag. The
appellant then took respondent to several mallams in search of the stolen bag
but to no avail. The matter was later reported to the Police for
investigations.<o:p></o:p>From
these facts the appellant caused a writ to be issued against the respondent
claiming (a) an amount of US$ 31,900.00 or the cedi equivalent being an amount
owed to him by the respondent; (b)interest at the dollar rate from 3/10/13 till
date of final payment and (c) costs including lawyer's fees. The respondent
counterclaimed against the appellant on the above facts for (1) an order for
the appellant to refund an amount of GH₵36,000.00,
which was respondent share of business profits; (2) an order for the appellant
to refund an amount of GH₵
9,200.00 being money he lent to the appellant; (3) a declaration that the
business that resulted in the missing money was illegal and same is against
public policy; (4) any further reliefs that might be found due to the
respondent and (5) costs. <o:p></o:p>As
already indicated at the end of the trial the trial court dismissed appellant's
claims and entered judgment in part for the respondent. It is against the said
judgment that the appellant has mounted this appeal on the following grounds:-<o:p></o:p>''
a.The trial Judge erred when he held that plaintiff did not give defendant
either $31,900.00 or GH₵
68,580.00 when the defendant himself admitted same in his affidavit in
opposition tendered in evidence as exhibit 'C'.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp; b.The trial Judge erred when he held that
defendant had proved that the money was stolen with the bag.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp; c. The trial Judge erred when he held that
plaintiff admitted the sum of GH₵
9,200.00 and entered judgment for defendant when defendant failed to prove
same.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp; d.The trial Judge erred when he held that the
transaction was illegal and unenforceable.<o:p></o:p>