ALI KHACHAB (PLAINTIFF) vs. MILLICENT TIWAA (DEFENDANT) [2016]DLHC7677

Date	2016-04-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BC 540/2014
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC7677

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

MR. EBENEZER GOHOHO FOR MR. ANOKYE FRIMPONG FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2016]DLHC7677
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ALI KHACHAB<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>MILLICENT
TIWAA<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT (FINANCIAL DIVISION 2), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO. BC 540/2014&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;&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:
27TH APRIL, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
EBENEZER GOHOHO FOR MR. ANOKYE FRIMPONG FOR THE DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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HER
LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.) <o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>On the 10th of June, 2014, the
Plaintiff issued a writ against the Defendant for the following reliefs; <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.5pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;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) The sum of GH₵60,000 being balance of sugar and
rice supplied to the Defendant. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.6pt;margin-right:.45pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;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">(b) Interest on the said sum at the
prevailing lending bank rate from 24/10/2013 till date of final payment. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.6pt;margin-right:.45pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;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">(c) Costs, including lawyer’s fees. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.5pt;margin-right:272.85pt;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 CASE OF THE PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff’s case, according to the
pleadings and the evidence, is that he is a businessman resident and carrying
on business in Accra and that the Defendant also carries out business in Accra.
According to the Plaintiff, in 2013, at the request of the Defendant, he
supplied her with rice and sugar worth GH₵80,000 which the Defendant
promised to pay by October, 2013. That in furtherance of the said promise, the
Defendant issued her Fidelity Bank cheque dated 24/10/13 for the said sum,
which cheque was dishonoured. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Plaintiff says that he reported the matter to the police, and
when the defendant was arrested she made part payment of Gh₵20,000 leaving a balance of Gh₵60,000. <o:p></o:p>Plaintiff says that the Defendant also issued
two post-dated cheques for the total sum of Gh₵10,000 to be cashed on 20/2/14
but failed to confirm same for the bank to pay to the Plaintiff. <o:p></o:p>Claiming that the Defendant will not pay the
debt unless she is compelled to do so, the Plaintiff has issued this writ. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:36.0pt;margin-right:250.55pt;margin-bottom:
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yes">THE CASE
OF THE DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p>On the</main>