BAHER FATTAL vs. EMMANUEL OKO TEI (JNR.) [2017]DLCA4438

Date	2017-02-02
Suit No.	CIVIL SUIT NO: H1/15/2016
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA4438

M. OWUSU (J.A.) – PRESIDING

DORDZIE (J.A.)

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (J.A.)

RAPHAEL ALIJINA FOR APPELLANT

AGBESI DZAKPASU FOR RESPONDENT

[2017]DLCA4438
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;
color:#00B0F0">BAHER FATTAL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B0F0">EMMANUEL OKO TEI (JNR.)&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, 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 SUIT NO:&nbsp; H1/15/2016&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;DATE: 2ND FEBRUARY,
2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>RAPHAEL
ALIJINA FOR APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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AGBESI
DZAKPASU FOR RESPONDENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <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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M.
OWUSU (J.A.) – PRESIDING, DORDZIE&nbsp; (J.A.),
LOVELACE-JOHNSON (J.A.)<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>MARIAMA
OWUSU, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>On
26th Day of September, 2014, the High Court, (Fast Track Division)
Accra, dismissed the plaintiff’s claim for specific performance of the Sales
Agreement between the parties as not proved.<o:p></o:p>The
Court however ordered the defendant to refund the USD10, 000 paid by the
plaintiff by way of doing justice although not asked for.<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the trial court, the plaintiff filed the instant appeal at
the Court of Appeal complaining about the whole judgment.<o:p></o:p>The
Grounds of Appeal are;<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The judge erred in law by admitting
extrinsic evidence to contradict terms of the agreement between the parties on
the pretext that there was lacunae in the agreement;<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The trial judge’s finding of fact that
Plaintiff/Appellant failed to prove that he is entitled to remedy of specific
performance is erroneous and cannot be supported by the evidence on record;<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The trial judge’s finding of fact that
Plaintiff/Appellant could not prove any breach of the contract on the part of
the Defendant/Respondent is erro</main>