CECILIA NKETIA vs. ALICE VIOLET KUMA [2017]DLHC4258

Date	2017-12-22
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BDC/10/2015
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC4258

SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU

MR. AARON ANIM FOR THE DEFENDANT

MS. ABENA AIDOO FOR MR. A. SOMUAH ASAMOAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF

[2017]DLHC4258
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">CECILIA NKETIA<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>ALICE VIOLET KUMA<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO.
BDC/10/2015&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: 22ND
DECEMBER, 2017 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. AARON ANIM FOR THE DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU,
HIGH COURT
JUDGE<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>By a writ of summons
issued on the 6th May 2015, the plaintiff in this matter claims
against the defendant<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;
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An order for the refund of
US$97,000.00 being the purchase price paid by the Plaintiff to the Defendant
for the House No. 8, Community 3, Tema, the consideration of which has failed.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;
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Interest on US$97,000.00 from 1st
December 2008 to date of final payment at the prevailing bank rate.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;
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General Damages<o:p></o:p>(d)&nbsp; Costs.<o:p></o:p>After the service of
the writ and its accompanying statement of claim, the defendant filed an
appearance and later a statement of defence in which she counterclaim against
the plaintiff:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;
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A declaration that the Plaintiff
is in breach of contract,<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;
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Damages for breach of contract.<o:p></o:p>(c)