[2016]DLHC11826 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-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">DIZENGOFF<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>GHANA<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">LIMITED</span></span></b><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></b></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"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">KWANIM<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>GDK<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">LIMITED</span></span></b><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></b></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. RPC 178/2012 DATE:29</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">TH </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">FEBRUARY 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">DR.<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>YEBOAH<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>AMOAH<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>ESQ. 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">ALEX QUAYNOR 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-top:0cm;margin-right:5.85pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:6.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:36.0pt;line-height: 200%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>dealer<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>agricultural<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>inputs<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>communications<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt"> </span>equipment<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>Defendant<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>is a company which engages in commercial farming. Between March and April 2011, Plaintiff supplied Defendant with four separate orders of fertilizers to the tune of GH</span><span lang="EN-US">₵</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">293,600 on credit. Plaintiff also supplied Defendant with arrow weedicide in the sum of GH</span><span lang="EN-US">₵</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">38,000.00. Defendant paid GH</span><span lang="EN-US">₵</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">40,000 leaving a balance of GH</span><span lang="EN-US">₵</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">291,700 to be paid by the end of May 2011. She also repaired<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt"> </span>communication<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>equipment<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>supplied<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>defendant<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>cost<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>GH</span><span lang="EN-US">₵</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">3,414.60<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>which<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>has<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>not been paid for.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.85pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:5.95pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:36.0pt;line-height: 200%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Plaintiff averred that as at 31<sup>st</sup> of August, 2011, Defendant’s total indebtedness stood at GH</span><span lang="EN-US">₵</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">295,069.25 and at a meeting between representatives of<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the parties, it was orally agreed<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>that Defendant should pay accumulated interest of GH</span><span lang="EN-US">₵</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">42,878.21 for the period 1<sup>st</sup> September, 2011 to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>31<sup>st</sup><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>January,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>2012.<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>It<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>further<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>agreed<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>total<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>amount<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>GH</span><span lang="EN-US">₵</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">337,947.46<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>including<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the agreed interest would be paid by Defendant by post-dated cheques between February and April <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">2012.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-