EKOW ESSUMAN vs. ABOSO GOLDFIELDS LTD. [2018]DLCA4700

Date	2018-03-20
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.H1/22/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA4700

IRENE CHARITY LARBI MRS. J.A (PRESIDING)

L. L. MENSAH (J.A)

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH MRS.( J.A)

DOE TSIKATA (FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT).

JOHN MERCER (FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT).

[2018]DLCA4700
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EKOW ESSUMAN<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ABOSO GOLDFIELDS LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
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CIVIL APPEAL NO.H1/22/2017&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;DATE: 20TH MARCH, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>DOE TSIKATA (FOR
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT).<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JOHN
MERCER (FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT).<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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IRENE
CHARITY LARBI MRS. J.A (PRESIDING), L. L. MENSAH (J.A),ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH
MRS.( J.A)<o:p></o:p>

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</div>IRENE CHARITY LARBI&nbsp; (MRS) J.A.<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This appeal is against the judgment of the
High Court, Sekondi dated 21st day of June, 2017.&nbsp; In the said judgment, the court after full
trial, held that the Plaintiff had proved his case on the preponderance of
probabilities and therefore entered judgment in his favour by awarding;<o:p></o:p>(i)Gh₡2,582,000.00
as the cost of tailings supplied to theDefendant together with interest thereon
from July 2015 to the date of payment.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(ii)Gh₡247,674.00
as outstanding haulage charges due from the Defendant together with interest
thereon from July 2015 to date of final payment.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(iii)Gh₡200,000.00
as general damages for breach ofcontract and;<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(iv) Costs of Gh₡30,000.00.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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The Defendant, dissatisfied with the whole
judgment by its Notice of Appeal filed on 21st June, 2017 sought by
way of relief to have the said judgment reversed based on the omnibus ground
that the judgment is against the weight of evidence adduced at the trial.&nbsp; The Defendant in its amended ground of appeal,
added five more grounds to its initial grounds of appeal. <o:p></o:p>