ERNEST KOUASSI TANOH vs. WEST AFRICAN MILLS COMPANY LIMITED [2018]DLCA4723

Date	2018-07-25
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.H1/35/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA4723

IRENE CHARITY LARBI MRS. J.A (PRESIDING)

L. L. MENSAH (J.A)

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH MRS.( J.A)

KWASI AMOFA-AGYEMANG WITH HIM PATRICK POKU MABOAH (FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT).

KING DAVID ADDAI (FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT).

[2018]DLCA4723
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ERNEST KOUASSI TANOH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>WEST AFRICAN MILLS
COMPANY LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, CAPE COAST]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL NO.H1/35/2017&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 25TH JULY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KWASI AMOFA-AGYEMANG WITH
HIM PATRICK POKU MABOAH (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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KING
DAVID ADDAI (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>

</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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</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 emanates from the judgment of
the High Court, &nbsp;Cape-Coast delivered on
31st&nbsp; July, 2015. <o:p></o:p>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
On 1st August, 2014, the
Plaintiff issued from the registry of the court a writ of summons with the
following endorsements:-<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff claims against the Defendant as follows;<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“(a)
Recovery of the sum of 267, 948, 266.00 CFA or its Cedi <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;equivalent as per the current Forex Bureau
exchange rate the Cocoa beans the Defendant purchased from the Plaintiff but
has refused to pay despite repeated demands.<o:p></o:p>(b)Interest at the prevailing bank
lending rate from <o:p></o:p>February, 2011 to date of judgment.<o:p></o:p>(c)
Cost.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs</main>