EDMUND RUTTMERN AND MRS DIANA RUTTMERN vs. ISSAC KWAME GBENARTEY [2016]DLHC11896

Date	2016-02-29
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BC 587/2014
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC11896

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH

ALEXANDER ADJEI FOR PLAINTIFFS

NII AKEI BRUCE THOMPSON FOR DEFENDANT

[2016]DLHC11896
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EDMUND RUTTMERN AND MRS
DIANA RUTTMERN<o:p></o:p>

(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>

vs.<o:p></o:p>

<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>ISSAC KWAME GBENARTEY<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>

[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. BC 587/2014&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; DATE: 29TH&nbsp;FEBRUARY 2016<o:p></o:p>

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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>

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CORAM<o:p></o:p>

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS
TETTEH<o:p></o:p>

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Parties
herein are workers of the banking sector. Plaintiffs are a couple with the 2nd plaintiff
being a wife of the 1st plaintiff who also works
with the defendant at First capital plus bank.
It is the case of the plaintiffs that they contracted with the defendant
for the purchase of a vehicle, but when the vehicle was delivered, contrary
to the normal function of every vehicle, it was stationary and failed to
perform its function of moving from one place
to the other, they therefore sued on 24th June 2014, claiming the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the
defendant had been fraudulent in his dealings with the plaintiff <o:p></o:p>

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the
defendant has breached the agreement he entered into with the plaintiff to
import for them a used 4x4 car which can be driven and accident free<o:p></o:p>

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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