AGUISSI GLOBAL VISION LIMITED vs. SCANCOM LIMITED MR. APRUNTI HABEL NARTEY. [2017]DLHC1280

Date	2017-02-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: RPC/129/2012
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC1280

SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J

MR. JULIUS ASINYO FOR MR. ARCHIE DANSO FOR THE PLAINTIFF

MS. AKWELEY GABOR FOR MR. BENSON NUTSUKPUI FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT

MR. K. OSEI ASARE WITH HIM

ABIGAIL ANTWI FOR 2ND DEFENDANT

[2017]DLHC1280
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AGUISSI GLOBAL VISION LIMITED<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SCANCOM LIMITED<o:p></o:p>MR. APRUNTI HABEL NARTEY.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&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; &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: 27TH
FEBRUARY, 2017<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. JULIUS ASINYO FOR MR. ARCHIE DANSO FOR THE
PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MS. AKWELEY GABOR
FOR MR. BENSON NUTSUKPUI FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p>

MR. K. OSEI ASARE
WITH HIM, ABIGAIL ANTWI FOR 2ND DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>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>After
the plaintiff company had sold its property situate at South Labadi Estates to
the 1st defendant company herein, the plaintiff alleged that he had
agreed with the 1st defendant not to pay the withholding tax
deducted from the first tranche of the purchase price to the tax authorities
because he had an exemption certificate. According to the plaintiff, it was
given sometime by the first defendant to produce the said withholding tax
exemption certificate. <o:p></o:p>However,
when the plaintiff eventually produced the said exemption certificate, it was
informed that the defendant had, contrary to the agreement, paid the tax
deducted to the tax authorities. The plaintiff company became very furious at
the conduct of the 1st defendant. <o:p></o:p>Meetings
were therefore held between the parties to amicably resolve the impasse. At the
said meetings, the 1st defendant, allegedly, made promises to
appease the plaintiff; but when the said promises were not honoured by the 1st
defendant the plaintiff issued the instant action claiming against the
defendants as follows:<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; Payment
of the sum of USD44, 000.00 or its cedi equivalent at the interbank rates of
exchange on the date of payment being the withholding tax 1st
Defendant deducted from the purchase price of its said property contrary to the
agreement between the parties.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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; Payment
of the sum of USD34,000 or its cedi equivalent at Interbank rates on date of
payment being expenses made by the Plaintiff in sensitizing the people in the
community around the property the 1<s</main>