LINDA KOOMSON vs. RANA MOTORS LIMITED [2017]DLHC16537

Date	2017-11-29
Suit No.	SUIT NO. AC/442/2012
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC16537

HIS LORDSHIP K. A. GYIMAH

EMELIA FEBRI ASIEDU ATTOH WITH OSEI-TUTU NKWANTABISAH FOR PLAINTIFF

JONATHAN SARBLAH FOR DEFENDANT

[2017]DLHC16537
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >LINDA KOOMSON <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>RANA MOTORS LIMITED <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<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;">

SUIT NO. AC/442/2012&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:
29TH&nbsp;NOVEMBER 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>EMELIA
FEBRI ASIEDU ATTOH WITH OSEI-TUTU NKWANTABISAH FOR PLAINTIFF<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;">

</div>CORAM<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;">

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>Background<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The plaintiff who describes herself as
a business executive entered into an agreement to purchase a Kia Sportage SL-LX
vehicle from the defendant at a cost of US$28,700.00.&nbsp; The plaintiff made part payment for the vehicle
and gave six monthly post-dated cheques to the tune of US$2,383.00 each for the
remainder of the purchase price.&nbsp; In
pursuance of the sale, the parties entered into a Credit Sale Agreement
(Exhibit A) under which the vehicle was registered in the name of the defendant
company, insured in the name of the plaintiff but with the benefit of the
insurance going to the defendant company and ownership retained in the
defendant company until the fulfilment of all financial obligations by the
plaintiff to the defendant company. The defendant handed over the vehicle to
the plaintiff on 6th July 2011.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On 15th October 2011, the
vehicle, whilst being driven by the plaintiff, had an accident and the
plaintiff submitted it for repairs to be done which repairs were completed on
20th October 2011.&nbsp; The
plaintiff was however not satisfied with the nature of the repairs and in
agreement with the defendant, the plaintiff left the vehicle for the defendant
to correct the issues she had identified with the repairs.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Per the pleadings and the evidence on
record, the said repairs were completed on 25th October 2011 but the
plaintiff agreed to pick up the vehicle on the next day.&nbsp; Whilst the defendant asserts that they called
the plaintiff to pick up the vehicle on 25th October 2011 but she
claimed that because of traffic she would come the next day, the plaintiff
asserts that at the time the defendant called her to come for the vehicle, it
was too late and there was no way she could have gotten to the defendant’s premises
before their closing time.&nbsp; They all thus
agreed that she should pick up the vehicle the next day.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Unfortunately for the parties, there
was a severe downpour on the night of 25th October 2011 into the
early morning hours of 26th October 2011 which led to severe
flooding in most parts of Accra.&nbsp; The
flooding affected the defendant’s premises and vehicles parked on the premises
including the vehicle in contention in this suit.&nbsp; The plaintiff could thus not pick up the
vehicle as agreed between the parties.&nbsp;
The defendant asserts that it repaired the vehicle for the use of the
plaintiff but the plaintiff refused to take the vehicle and however demanded
that the defendant should replace the vehicle with a brand new vehicle, a
demand the defendant was not able to meet.&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Plaintiff’s
case<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The plaintiff therefore instituted the
present action and by an amended Writ of Summons filed on 10th March
2014, she claimed the following reliefs against the defendant:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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