ADU ACHEAMFOUR vs. PHILIP AMPONSAH ANARFI AND MADAM BIMPOMAA [2018]DLCA4423

Date	2018-10-15
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/66/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA4423

ADUAMA OSEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J. A.

WELBOURNE (MRS) J. A.

JOSEPH BOAKYE DANQUAH FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.

NO REPRESENTATIVE FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS.

[2018]DLCA4423
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ADU
ACHEAMFOUR<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>PHILIP
AMPONSAH ANARFI AND MADAM BIMPOMAA <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<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:&nbsp; H1/66/2017&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: 15TH OCTOBER, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>JOSEPH
BOAKYE DANQUAH FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NO
REPRESENTATIVE FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ADUAMA OSEI J.A. (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE J. A., WELBOURNE
(MRS) J. A.<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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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>WELBOURNE, JA<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against the judgment
of the High Court, Commercial division, Kumasi dated 28th April,
2016.<o:p></o:p>The facts are that the Plaintiff/Respondent
is a businessman who imports second hand goods and lives in Ash-Town, Kumasi whilst
the Defendants/Appellants are a married couple and traders who live at
KronumKwapra, Kumasi.<o:p></o:p>It is the case of the
Plaintiff/Respondent that the Defendants/Appellants ordered some children’s
second hand clothes from him. In furtherance of that request, he imported 424
bales of second hand children’s clothes to Ghana in January, 2013. The
Plaintiff/Respondent then supplied the whole of the bales to the 1stDefendant/Appellant
in his rented warehouse at Kentinkrono,a suburb of Kumasi.<o:p></o:p>After inspection, the Defendants/Appellants
accepted the delivery. When it came to the price for the goods, the Plaintiff/Respondent
quoted an initial fee of GH₵850.00 per bale. These were along the
line reduced to GH₵670.00. Where upon they made part
payment of GH₵90,000.00 and then GH₵30,000.00 whilst pleading for more time
to pay. This meant that they had made a total payment of GH₵120,000.00.<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff/Respondent realising that
Defendants/Appellants were delaying his return abroad, asked his brother to
collect the balance from the Defendants/Appellants. The Defendants/Appellants
meanwhile had asked for a further reduction to GH₵600.00 per bale.<o:p></o:p>The Defendants/Appellants continued to
postpone the payment of the outstanding balance leaving the Plaintiff/Respondent
no option but to issue the Writ of Summons whereby he claimed the following
reliefs:<o:p</main>