GRANF ADDA AYITOMEKA vs. ANAMUA CONSTRUCTION INT. INC, ATTORNEY GENERAL [2017]DLHC11908

Date	2017-03-20
Suit No.	SUIT NO. AC 445/2013
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC11908

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH

KENNETH KUDJOURDJIE FOR PLAINTIFF

VERONICA ADIKPO FOR DEFENDANT

NABEELA N. WAHAB SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY

[2017]DLHC11908
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GRANF
ADDA AYITOMEKA <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>ANAMUA
CONSTRUCTION INT. INC, ATTORNEY GENERAL<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. AC 445/2013&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 20TH&nbsp; MARCH 2017<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; <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS
TETTEH<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>The
plaintiff, a business consultant in Accra sued the 1st defendant a
construction firm and the Attorney General , and by his amended writ of summons
and statement of claim prayed the court for the following reliefs;<o:p></o:p>ü&nbsp;
Payment for the sum of
equivalent of US$50,000 being money plaintiff sourced and guaranteed for the 1st
defendant for the execution of a Road contract 1st defendant was
awarded.<o:p></o:p>ü&nbsp;
Interest on the said sum
from January 2013 till date of final payment<o:p></o:p>ü&nbsp;
An order of injunction to
restrain the 2nd defendant , its employees, agents and assigns from
paying all or any sums of money due to the 1st defendants for the
execution of the Ashiaman town Roads contract pending the final determination
of the dispute between the plaintiff and 1st defendant.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;CASE
OF THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p>It
is the case of the plaintiff that the managing director of 1st
defendant, Frank Anamua -Mensah approached him in or about January 2013 and
requested that he assists 1st defendant obtain a facility to enable
her execute a contract awarded by the 2nd defendant. The said
contract was for the construction of Ashiaman town roads. It is the case of the
plaintiff that he negotiated a financial deal with a financier who agreed to
advance the sum, the cedi equivalent of UD$50,000 to 1st defendant
on condition that he shall be the guarantor of the same. According to the
plaintiff, as a condition for accessing the amount, the 1st
defendant agreed to pay all amount to be paid by the 2nd defendant
for the execution of the contract into its GCB Bank, Kaneshie Branch Account
Number 111113001456 and to change the account signature mandate to make him an
additional signatory to the said account. The 1st defendant
according to the plaintiff agreed to change the account mandate to make him an
additional signatory.<o:p></o:p>It
is the case of the plaintiff that 1st def</main>