[2017]DLHC1285 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0">TANLONG COMPANY GHANA LTD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0">TALENT INT. DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">[HIGH COURT </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">(COMMERCIAL DIVISION),</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> ACCRA]</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">SUIT NO.: RPC/152/2014 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">DATE:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">30<sup>TH</sup> MAY, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"">MR. R. N. SAAKA FOR THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">MR. DENNIS ADJEI DWOMOH FOR THE DEFENANT <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif""></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">CORAM: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-right:none; padding:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">By a writ of summons issued on the 25<sup>th</sup> April 2014, the plaintiff company claims against the defendant company:<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt; mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">a.<span style="font-style: normal; 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></i><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The recovery of the Ghana Cedi equivalent of One Hundred and Eighty Five Thousand United States Dollars (US$185,000.00) due and payable to the Plaintiff for the Plaintiff’s sale of imported rice to the Defendant as at April 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt; mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">b.<span style="font-style: normal; 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></i><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The recovery of One Thousand Two Hundred Ghana Cedis (GH¢1,200.00) remaining due and payable to the Plaintiff for the Plaintiff’s sale of imported rice to the Defendant.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt; mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">c.<span style="font-style: normal; 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></i><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Interest on the Ghana Cedi equivalent of One Hundred and Eighty Five Thousand United States (US$185,000.00) at the prevailing bank rate to be calculated from April, 2013 to the date of final payment.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt; mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">d.<span style="font-style: normal; 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></i><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Interest on GH¢1,200.00 from April, 2013 to date of final payment.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;text-in