VODAFONE GHANA LIMITED AND FIDELITY BANK LIMITED vs. INTNATIONAERL ROM LIMITED [2016]DLSC2835

Date	2016-06-06
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/2/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLSC2835

YEBOAH JSC (PRESIDING)

BAMFO (MRS) JSC

BENIN AKAMBA JSC

APPAU JSC

[2016]DLSC2835
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >VODAFONE GHANA LIMITED
AND FIDELITY BANK LIMITED<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>INTNATIONAERL ROM
LIMITED<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/2/2016&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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: 6TH JUNE, 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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</div>CORAM:
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YEBOAH JSC (PRESIDING), BAMFO (MRS) JSC, BENIN
AKAMBA JSC, AND APPAU JSC<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>AKAMBA,
JSC<o:p></o:p>By a writ of
summons issued on the 19th August 2009, in the High Court,
(Commercial Division) Accra, the plaintiff/respondent/respondent (herein after
simply referred to as the plaintiff) claimed against the 1st
Defendant/appellant/appellant (herein after simply referred to as the 1st
defendant) the following:<o:p></o:p>“(i)
…..a total outstanding amount of US$4,893,057.08 being unpaid bills by the
defendant on due dates arising from works executed by plaintiff as contained in
the contract of 17th December, 2003 with its amendment and 13th
May, 2008 respectively for works executed and already taken over by defendant
but has refused to settle despite numerous reminders.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(ii)
An order for accounts or reconciliation of accounts between the two parties in
respect of the two named contracts to verify the outstanding unpaid bills.<o:p></o:p>(iii)
Declaration that the said termination of the contracts of 13th May,
2008 and 28th May 2009 is illegal.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(iv)
Special and General Damages for breach of contract.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(v)
Interest at the prevailing interest rate up to the date of final payment.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(vi)
Cost.”<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>The High Court, Accra
(Commercial Division) after a full trial entered judgment on 15th
May 2013 in favour of the Plaintiff as against the 1st Defendant. On
appeal, the Court of Appeal affirmed the decision of the trial court and
dismissed the appeal in its entirety. This further appeal to this court
demonstrates the appellant’s dissatisfaction with the outcome from the Court of
Appeal.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>BACKGROUND<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On 17th December
2003, 1st Defendant entered into a contract with International<o:p></o:p>Rom Ltd
(“International Rom, Mauritius”), a company registered under the laws of
Mauritius with its registered office in Port Louis, Mauritius. The Company’s Directors
were Messrs Eli Bonzaglo and Sundaraparipirnom Varadaranjon, while Mr. Eli
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