SANA HASSAN vs DANIEL KOFI AGBELORM [2017]DLHC16229

Date	2017-01-31
Suit No.	SUIT NO.BC/461/14
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC16229

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AKUA SARPOMAA AMOAH (MRS.)

AGNES OPAREBEA MANTE

COSMAS ANPENGNUO

[2017]DLHC16229
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SANA HASSAN<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<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; vsDANIEL KOFI AGBELORM<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT OF
JUSTICE (COMMERCIAL DIVISION) ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<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;">

SUIT NO.BC/461/14&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;31ST&nbsp;JANUARY 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&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; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 24.05pt;">

AGNES OPAREBEA
MANTE HOLDING BRIEF FOR COSMAS ANPENGNUO FOR PLAINTIFF PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER
LADYSHIP JUSTICE AKUA SARPOMAA AMOAH (MRS.)<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:4.1pt;text-align:center;
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</div>The
Plaintiff in this action has sued the Defendant for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;“a) Recovery of cash the sum of Seventy-four Thousand
Ghana Cedis (GHȼ74,000.00) being the amount paid to the Defendant for the
said Vehicle and the cost of repairs.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;b)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; Interest on the sum of Seventy-four Thousand Ghana Cedis
(GHȼ74, 000.00) being
claimed at the commercial bank rate from 28th November, 2013 up to
date of final payment.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;c)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; Damages for deceit.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;d)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; Any order as this Court shall deem fit”<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The facts as disclosed by
the Plaintiff’s statement of claim are fairly simple. In or about November
2013, the Defendant approached the Plaintiff, a contractor engaged in the
business of construction and the supply of sand and stones that he had for sale
a Mercedes Benz truck. The Plaintiff expressed interest in buying the said
vehicle. Plaintiff says the Defendant
gave the price of the vehicle
as Forty-four Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHȼ44,000.00) and explained to him that there were a few repair works
to be done on the vehicle. After duly
inspecting the vehicle in question with his mechanic, he accepted the offer and
pursuant to a sale agreement dated the 28th day of November, 2013
paid the contract price of Forty-four Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH