KWADWO MENSAH, TANKO ZIBILA AND RICHARD OF SUAME MAGAZINE vs. JOHN NKETIAH [2017]DLCA4988

Date	2017-07-19
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/35/2017
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA4988

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

G. TORKORNOO (MRS) J.A.

A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) J.A.

[2017]DLCA4988
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWADWO MENSAH, TANKO ZIBILA AND RICHARD OF SUAME MAGAZINE <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>JOHN NKETIAH
<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></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. H1/35/2017&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 19TH JULY, 2017<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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E.
K. AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING), G. TORKORNOO (MRS) J.A., A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.)
J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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

</div>DOMAKYAAREH
(MRS) J A<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against
the judgment of the High Court, Sunyani, dated 14th October, 2014.
What culminated in this appeal is a Writ of Summons issued by the
plaintiff/respondent herein on 15-05-2012 against the defendants including the
3rd defendant/appellant herein claiming the following reliefs: -<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;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery
or return of the GMC Articulated Flat Bed Truck with registration number GT
3607 X and chassis number 4VIDBCFASN701710 which the 1st defendant
fraudulently sold to the 2nd and 3rd defendants.<o:p></o:p>OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE:<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;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order of the Honourable court compelling the defendants to pay to the plaintiff
the current value of a Home Used GMC Articulated Flat Bed Truck.<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;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order of Honourable court compelling the defendants to pay to the plaintiff the
sum of One Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC1,000.) per week being the income earned by
the plaintiff from the commercial use of the GMC Articulated Flat Bed Truck
with registration mark GT 3607 X from November 2010 till date of return of the
said truck or date of payment of current value of the said truck by the
defendants.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The plaintiff/ respondent
narrated the basis of the above claims in his Statement of Claim filed on the
same day where he averred
that he was the owner of a GMC Articulated Flat Bed Truck with registration number
GT 3607 X and chassis number 4VIDBCFASN701710 which was purchased from his
brother, Philip Boakye in the United States of America. The plaintiff averred
that the truck was used for commercial purposes for which he earned an average
amount of One Thousand Ghana Cedis per week and the truck was driven by Issah
Mohammed. &nbsp;He averred that in or around
August 2010, the said truck was loaded with mining equipment to be transported
from Tema to Burkina Faso; however, Issah Mohammed fell sick on the way hence
he the plaintiff/respondent arranged for the 1st defendant, Kwadwo
Mensah, to drive the loaded truck to its destination in Burkina Faso. The 1st
defendant failed and refused to return the truck after offloading the equipment
and went into hiding whereupon the plaintiff in October 2010 ca</main>