EMMANUEL ANTI vs. ENYONAM AHADZIE [2017]DLHC1279

Date	2017-02-03
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: RPC/88/2014
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC1279

SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J.

NANA AMA STEPHENS FOR THE PLAINTIFF

[2017]DLHC1279
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EMMANUEL ANTI<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ENYONAM AHADZIE<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL
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</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none;
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</div>The
plaintiff issued a writ of summons against the defendant herein claiming
against the defendant:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" 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;
The payment of the sum of $11,837 being the
outstanding balance owed the Plaintiff as at 1st February, 2013 for
the total amount of the three cars which were not supplied.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" 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;
Interest on the above sums at the contractual
interest rate of 25.40% per annum from 1st February, 2013 until date
of Judgment and thereafter interest at the prevailing bank rate.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" 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;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" 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;">(d)&nbsp;
Any other remedy as the court may consider fit to
order.<o:p></o:p>The
writ was accompanied by a statement of claim and after service thereof, the
defendant entered appearance and later filed a statement of defence. After the
failure of pre-trial settlement, the case was set down for hearing for the
trial of the following issues set down after pre-trial:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" 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;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not there was a Sales Agreement between
the parties dated 11th December, 2012.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" 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;">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;