EMMANUEL ADDO vs. GEORGE ADU DONKOR [2017]DLCA4706

Date	2017-04-12
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.H1/10/2016
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA4706

E. K. AYEBI (PRESIDING) JA

GERTRUDE TORKORNOO (MRS.) JA

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) JA

[2017]DLCA4706
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EMMANUEL ADDO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>GEORGE ADU DONKOR<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
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CIVIL APPEAL NO.H1/10/2016&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;DATE: 12TH APRIL,
2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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E.
K. AYEBI (PRESIDING) JA, GERTRUDE TORKORNOO (MRS.) JA, ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH
(MRS.) JA<o:p></o:p>

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

</div>AYEBI,
JA<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This
is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court, Commercial Division,
Kumasi dated 23rd February 2012.&nbsp;
As noted by the trial court, the action is for recovery of money.&nbsp; For the plaintiff indorsed the writ of
summons with a claim for:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of an amount of
GH¢15,000.00 being plaintiff’s share of the total amount of GH¢30,000.00 paid
to defendant in the form of cheque, for which the defendant refused to refund
inspite of persistent demands for same.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest on the said amount of GH¢15,000.00
from 1st July 2008 to the date of payment.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In
support of the claim, the plaintiff pleaded that he had been doing business
with the defendant.&nbsp; In or about June
2008, he gave a cheque of GH¢30,000.00 to the defendant as an advance payment
for the purchase of Chinese Rods from the defendant.&nbsp; Although the defendant withdrew the money and
used it, he failed to supply him the goods.&nbsp;
When he confronted the defendant, defendant explained that he had used
the money to set-off a debt owed to him (defendant) by plaintiff’s business
partner, Charles Frimpong.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Continuing,
plaintiff pleaded that he told defendant that Charles Frimpong had only
GH¢15,000.00 out of that amount and requested the defendant to supply him
GH¢15,000.00 worth of Chinese Rods.&nbsp;
Inspite of this explanation, defendant failed to supply the rods and he
also failed to refund the amount of GH¢15,000.00, hence the suit.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In
a statement of defence filed personally by the defendant, he only admitted that
he had been doing business with the plaintiff.&nbsp;
He however denied that the plaintiff gave him any cheque for the supply
of goods which he failed to supply.&nbsp; He
disclosed that it was Charles Frimpong who gave him a cheque of GH¢30,000.00 to
defray a personal debt he (Charles) owed him.&nbsp;
He stated that the cheque was issued by Charles and he will tender it in
evidence at the trial.&nbsp; The defendant by
his pleadings put the plaintiff to strict proof of every allegation in his
statement of c</main>