CECILIA NKETIA (PLAINTIFF) vs. ALICE VIOLET KUMA (DEFENDANT) [2017]DLHC7360

Date	2017-12-22
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: BDC/10/2015
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC7360

HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J.

MR. AARON ANIM FOR THE DEFENDANT

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

[2017]DLHC7360
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CECILIA NKETIA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ALICE VIOLET KUMA<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[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; &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: <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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MS.
ABENA AIDOO FOR MR. A. SOMUAH ASAMOAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A.
ASIEDU, J.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top: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>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp; 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>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp; Interest on US$97,000.00 from 1st
December 2008 to date of final payment at the prevailing bank rate.<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the Plaintiff is in breach of
contract,<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages for breach of contract.<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cost.<o:p></o:p>The case was set down for hearing after the failure
of pre-trial settlement. The parties gave evidence and closed their case
without calling any witness to testify.<o:p></o:p>From the pleadings of the parties the court finds
that the parties agree that in the year 2006, they entered into an agreement
for the defendant to sell and convey House number 8, Community 3, Tema to the
plaintiff at a price of $120,000.00. There is also n</main>