CWT COMMODITIES (GH) LTD. AND BARRY CALLEBAUT (GH) LTD. (FORMERLY SITOS (GH) LTD.) vs. G4S SECURITY SERVICES LTD. [2016]DLCA8473

CWT COMMODITIES (GH) LTD. AND BARRY CALLEBAUT (GH) LTD. (FORMERLY SITOS (GH) LTD... [2016]DLCA8473

Date	2016-02-25
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.HI/16/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA8473

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

ADUAMA OSEI J.A

TANKO AMADU J.A

[2016]DLCA8473
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CWT COMMODITIES (GH) LTD. AND BARRY CALLEBAUT (GH) LTD.
(FORMERLY SITOS (GH) LTD.)<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>G4S SECURITY SERVICES LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF
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CIVIL
APPEAL NO.HI/16/2015&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;DATE:
25TH FEBRUARY, 2016<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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MARIAMA
OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING), ADUAMA OSEI J.A, TANKO AMADU J.A<o:p></o:p>

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</div>TANKO AMADU J.A<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This is an appeal from the
judgment of the High Court&nbsp; (Commercial
Division) Accra, dated 7th November 2013 wherein the Trial Court
dismissed the case of the Plaintiffs/Appellants in its entirety and awarded
costs of Gh₵5,000.00 in favour of
the Defendant/Respondent.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In the High Court, the
Plaintiffs/Appellants, (hereinafter referred to as “the Appellants”) sought against the Defendant/ Respondent
(hereinafter referred to as “the
Respondent”) the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>“(i)
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;U$60,055.37 (Six Thousand, and Fifty
Five U$ Dollars,<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;and Thirty Seven Cents) or its equivalent in
Ghana Cedis being the value of 271 bags of cocoa beans which the Defendants
failed to secure following a forced entry into 1st Plaintiff’s
warehouse on the 31st March 2010 when the Defendants were in-charge
of securing the safety of the warehouse.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp; (ii) Interest on the said sum from the 31st
March 2010 to date<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;of payment”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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The Respondent had denied
liability for the</main>