GRACE OWUSU vs. AUGUSTINE OPOKU [2017]DLCA4760

Date	2017-04-12
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/67/2016
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA4760

E. K. AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING)

G. TORKORNOO (MRS) J.A.

A. M. DOMAKYAAREH

DANIEL ANKOMAH FOR THE APPELLANT

[2017]DLCA4760
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GRACE OWUSU<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AUGUSTINE OPOKU<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT) <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<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: H1/67/2016&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;DATE: 12TH APRIL,
2017<o:p></o:p>

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K. AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING), G. TORKORNOO (MRS) J.A., A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.)
J.A.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

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</div>DOMAKYAAREH
(MRS) J A<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This appeal is between a creditor and a
debtor but with more nuances than that which require unraveling.&nbsp; The trial was held at the High Court, Kumasi,
Commercial Division and judgment was delivered on 31st March
2015.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The appellant, who was the plaintiff in the
trial court, had a very simple case.&nbsp; She
sued the defendant/respondent for recovery of an amount of US$30,000.00 or its
cedi equivalent of GH¢90,000.00 being financial assistance given to the
defendant to boost his business but which amount the defendant had
refused/failed to refund despite repeated demands and for interest thereon from
31st January 20012 till the date of final judgment.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
She stated the basis of her claims per her Statement
of Claim as follows:&nbsp; She averred that
she is ordinarily resident in the United States of America.&nbsp; She therefore brought the action per her Lawful
Attorney, one Daniel Ankomah.&nbsp; She said
the defendant is a trader who plies his trade between Ghana and the United
States of America.&nbsp; She stated that on 24th
November 2010, at the request of the defendant, she gave him US$10,000.00 as
financial assistance to boost his business.&nbsp;
The Agreement Note evidencing this was tendered at the trial as Exhibit
‘B’. The plaintiff said she subsequently gave an additional US$20,000.00 to the
defendant to bring the total to US$30,000.00.&nbsp;
The document executed to that effect was tendered in evidence as Exhibit
‘C’.&nbsp; The plaintiff said when the time
became due for the defendant to refund the money he failed to do so and all
calls made to him to refund the money proved futile hence her claims against
the defendant as per her Writ of Summons which she filed on 3rd June
2014.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><</main>