FRANCIS ASIEDU AGYEMFRA vs. SCANCOM LIMITED [2016]DLHC11831

Date	2016-04-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO. AD 72/2014
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC11831

HER LADYSHIP NOVISI AFUA ARYENE (MRS.)

COL. KOFI DANSO (RTD.) ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF

EDWARD DANKWA ESQ. HOLDING BRIEF FOR SAMUEL CUDJOE ESQ. FOR DEFENDANT

[2016]DLHC11831
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FRANCIS
ASIEDU AGYEMFRA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>SCANCOM LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o: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;">

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justify;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. AD 72/2014&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:
28TH&nbsp;APRIL 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&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; <o:p></o: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">COL. KOFI DANSO (RTD.) ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">EDWARD DANKWA ESQ. HOLDING
BRIEF FOR SAMUEL
CUDJOE ESQ. FOR DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP NOVISI
AFUA ARYENE (MRS.) <o:p></o: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;">

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mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>Plaintiff claims against defendant
the following relief:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;General damages of GH₵300,000
for inducing the Plaintiff on 8th of April 2013 by deceit through text messages sent by the Defendant to his cell phone number MTN 0244267558 that the Plaintiff had
won or was about to be declared winner of MTN
DREAM BIG XTREME PROMOTION a promotion competition mounted by Defendant in
December 2012 in which the Plaintiff participated actively upon invitation by
the Defendant, when the Defendant knew the promotion had ended on the 7th
of April, 2013 thereby causing the Plaintiff mental and psychological distress,
loss of time, money and effort and injury to his feelings and dignity.<o:p></o:p>In December 2012, Defendant
mounted a promotion competition named “MTN
DREAM BIG EXTREME PROMOTION” with a grand prize of GH₵150,000.00.
By the terms and conditions of the promotion which was widely publicized in the
national newspapers and at Defendant’s website, the promotion
was to start at 0:00:01 (GMT) on December 27th 2012 and end at 23:59:59 GMT on 7th April 2013. Plaintiff, a subscriber with mobile