MERCY BORTEY (PLAINTIFF) vs. AFRICAN ORIGIN TRAVELS AND SPORTS TOURISM LIMITED (DEFENDANT) [2016]DLHC7652

MERCY BORTEY (PLAINTIFF) vs. AFRICAN ORIGIN TRAVELS AND SPORTS TOURISM LIMITED (... [2016]DLHC7652

Date	2016-08-04
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BC240/13
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC7652

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)

PLAINTIFF PRESENT DEFENDANT ABSENT MR. GEORGE

AGBEKO FOR THE PLAINTIFF PRESENT

MR. SAMSON LARDI AYENINI FOR DEFENDANT

[2016]DLHC7652
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MERCY BORTEY<o:p></o:p>

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

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

[HIGH
COURT (FINANCIAL DIVISION 2), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

SUIT
NO. BC240/13 &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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 4TH AUGUST, 2016<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>

PLAINTIFF
PRESENT DEFENDANT ABSENT MR. GEORGE <o:p></o:p>

AGBEKO
FOR THE PLAINTIFF PRESENT <o:p></o:p>

MR.
SAMSON LARDI AYENINI FOR DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p>

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

HER
LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.) <o:p></o:p>

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The Plaintiff, on the 11th of February, 2013, issued a
writ of summons and Statement of Claim against the Defendant for the following
reliefs; <o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:8.85pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes">a) An order directed at the Defendant to
refund an amount of £2,000(two thousand pounds) or its cedi equivalent being
monies had and received by the Defendant to enable the Plaintiff and her son
watch the Olympic Games in the United Kingdom which never materialized. <o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:15.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:none;border:none;
mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">b) Interest on relief (a) from September 2012 to the date of final
payment. <o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:15.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:none;border:none;
mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">c) Damages for breach of contract. <o:p></o:p>

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THE
PLAINTIFF’S CASE <o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:8.6pt;margin-right:130.4pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes">The Plaintiff’s case, to sum up, is that in
January, 2011, following public advertisement offering prospective applicants a
trip to watch the London Olympic Games, she opted to participate with her
nine-year old son. The Plaintiff says she opted for the Gold Package which
consisted of, inter alia, provision of transportation to the venue of the
Games, visit to tourist destinations, game tickets and other entertainment
packages. Plaintiff says she paid £2,000 which was to cover transportation,
accommodation, game tickets and sightseeing for herself and her son. <o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:8.6pt;margin-right:130.4pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes">She says she also paid registration fees of
£100 and a further GH₵520 as Consultancy fees. The Plaintiff says that she was written
to by the Defendant confirming that a double room with showers had been secured
for the Plaintiff for the period 27th July to 1st August,
2012. <o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:8.6pt;margin-right:130.4pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes">The Plaintiff also says that prior to her
departure, she informed two of the Defendant’s employees, Mr. Duncan and Dorcas
that she would depart Ghana on the 28th of July, 2012 as a result of
which the said Duncan gave the Plaintiff two game tickets for the basketball
game and a complimentary card of the taxi driver who would pick her up from the
airport to the location of their accommodation. Eventually, Plaintiff says that
when she did get to the London, she was left stranded as the taxi driver would
not assist her for not having any previous arrangement to do so, and also not
being assisted at the Hostel because she was not on their list. <o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:8.85pt;margin-right:130.4pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes">Plaintiff says she was later helped by a Good
Samaritan, but that by the time she eventually settled down in the UK, the
Olympic Games were over and she returned on 15th September, 2012,
whereupon she brought the events which had occurred in the UK to the attention
of the Defendant, demanding a refund of the £2,000. <o:p></o:p>