[2017]DLHC12104 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">ABDUL RAUF MURTADA ENTERPRISE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0">NANA KOFI APPIAH AND 18 ORS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(CO-PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0">GOLDEN STAR (WASSA) LIMITED (GWSL)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. BC 492/15 DATE: 28</span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">TH </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">JUNE 2017<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MR. WILLIE ALLASANI WITH MS. AKUA ADIYIAH HOLDING THE BRIEF OF MR. MUSA AHMED FOR PLAINTIFF,<o:p></o:p></span></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MR. DAVID OWUSU-TACHIE FOR CO-PLAINTIFFS,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MR. INNOCENT AKWAYENA FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAA ASARE-BOTWE <o:p></o:p></span></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">The Plaintiff commenced this suit by issuing a writ of summons and<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:1.15pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:106%;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">accompanying statement of claim on the 1<sup>st </sup>of April, 2015 for the following reliefs;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:8.25pt;margin-right:6.75pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:49.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo4;tab-stops:43.05pt;border:none;mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">a)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Recovery of the sum of four million, thirteen thousand, two hundred and seventeen Ghana cedis, forty-nine pesewas (GH</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">₵</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">4,013,217.49) being the amount outstanding and owed Plaintiff for the period of 1<sup>st </sup>December, 2014 to 31<sup>st </sup>January, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.15pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.45pt;margin-right:6.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:49.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.05pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo4;tab-stops:43.05pt; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">b)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Interest on the said amount from 31<sup>st </sup>January, 2015 to date of final payment at the current commercial lending rate. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.45pt;margin-right:6.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:49.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.05pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo4;tab-stops:43.05pt; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">c)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Damages.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:49.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.05pt;line-height