[2016]DLHC11823 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">DANIEL<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>KOFI<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">AGBELORM.</span></span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal;tab-stops:185.0pt center 234.0pt"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">SEIDU<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">AGONGO</span></span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. AC 668/14 DATE: 25</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">TH </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> NOVEMBER 2016<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;tab-stops:286.5pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">NO<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>LEGAL<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>REPRESENTION<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>FOR<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">PLAINTIFF</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">RICHARD<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>KELLEY<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>ESQ. FOR<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">DEFENDANT</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HER LADYSHIP </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">NOVISI AFUA ARYENE (MRS.)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua""> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:5.9pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">By<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>sales<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>agreement<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>dated<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>28<span style="font-size: 10.5px;">th </span>October<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>2011,<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>defendant<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>sold<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>his<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>Mercedes<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>Benz<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>Tipper<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>Truck with<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt"> </span>registration<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>number<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>GW<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>2893-X<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>sum<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>Ghc45,000.<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt"> </span>Plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>registered the<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>vehicle<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Drivers<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Vehicle<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Licensing<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Authority<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>(DVLA)<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>21<sup>st</sup><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>January<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>2012 after<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt"> </span>ownership<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>had<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>been<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>transferred<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>into<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>his<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>name<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>previous<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>owner<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>issued<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>with the Form C.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:6.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">After using the vehicle for two years, Plaintiff sold the vehicle to a third party but physical examination<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>conducted<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>DVLA<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>when<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>new<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>purchaser<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>went<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>register<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>vehicle<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>revealed that the vehicle was uncustomed and it was seized by customs officials. Plaintiff averred that when<span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span>vehicle<span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span>transferred<span style="letter-spacing:.9pt"