[2016]DLHC17393 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">SARAH ADZIAKPOR<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:218.25pt center 244.5pt"><b><span 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-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">REUBEN BANNERMAN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;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><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:168.75pt 278.15pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-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: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO.: BC 316/2015 DATE: 16<sup>TH</sup> NOVEMBER, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:96.25pt 122.25pt"><b><span 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: black; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MR. NATHANIEL MYERS WITH STANLEY BOYE-QUAYE AND FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MR. ERIC OPOKU BROBBEY FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><b><span 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-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HER LADYSHIP GEORGINA MENSAH-DATSA<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 0in; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span 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-left:0in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>claims<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>against<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>defendants<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>following<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">reliefs:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.1in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops:43.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The sum of GH¢12,000.00 being sum advanced for supply of maize which the defendant has failed to supply.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:35.95pt;text-indent:-17.95pt; line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:42.95pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Interest<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>sum<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>from<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>1/4/2014<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>date<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>final<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">payment.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:6.7pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The brief facts of this case are that the parties are maize traders at the Kaneshie market. In 2014, the plaintiff and other traders gave money to the defendant to be given<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt"> </span>one<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>Aisha<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>Saeed<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>Kulego<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>(hereinafter<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt"> </span>Aisha)<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>supply<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>maize<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>but<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>the maize was not supplied.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:6.75pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The plaintiff called two witnesses. PW1 Kafui Denu, a maize trader and PW2 Atsu Akpadey alias Francis and Angola. The plaintiff’s case is that she does not know Aisha<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>it<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>defendant<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> <