[2017]DLHC16682 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:17.5pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">AFRICAN AUTOMOBILE LIMITED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:17.5pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:17.5pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:17.5pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">ATTORNEY GENERAL</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:17.5pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:center 231.75pt left 309.2pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:17.5pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:17.5pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops: 168.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua""> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 17.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO.:CM/BDC/0510/2016 DATE: 10<sup>TH</sup> FEBRUARY, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:17.5pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 17.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MS. NICOLE MARIE POKU FOR MR. T. SORY FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MS. AKAWARI-LINURU ATINDEM FOR DEFENDANT/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:17.5pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:17.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU, J. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 17.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:22.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>case<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>issued<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>writ<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>against<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>defendant<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> for:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:22.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:22.0pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4; tab-stops:61.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(i)<span style="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-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">A</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">declaration</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">that</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">the</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Ministry’s</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">decision</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">to</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">refuse</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">to</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">settle</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">the</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">account </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">and take receipt of the 110 Galloper vehicles imported by Plaintiff as agreed is wrongful.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:22.0pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4; 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