JONATHAN MENSAH ANSAH vs. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE [2018]DLCA4989

Date	2018-10-31
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/160/2018
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA4989

OFOE J.A. (PRESIDING)

TORKORNOO J. A.

SUURBAAREH J.A

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF /APPELLANT: COL. KOFI DANSO (RTD.)

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT /RESPONDENT: MADAM ADJOA OBENG (S.S.A.)

[2018]DLCA4989
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >&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; JONATHAN MENSAH ANSAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, 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. H1/160/2018&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: 31ST OCTOBER, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF /APPELLANT:&nbsp; COL. KOFI DANSO (RTD.)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT /RESPONDENT: MADAM ADJOA OBENG
(S.S.A.)<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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OFOE
J.A. (PRESIDING), TORKORNOO J. A., SUURBAAREH J.A<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>Torkornoo, J. A:<o:p></o:p>The
Plaintiff/Appellant (referred to as Appellant hereafter) is a private
businessman who reported one Twum-Antwi, to the Odokor police station in Accra
for defrauding him of his anticipated returns on a business deal. <o:p></o:p>The
Appellant’s case is that the said Twum-Antwi was the chief executive officer of
a company called Broadreach Ventures Ltd (hereinafter referred to as
Broadreach). Broadreach was the original contractor of Accra Metropolitan
Assembly (AMA). The Appellant and Broadreach entered into a Memorandum of
Understanding which allowed the Appellant to execute a drainage contract that
had been awarded to Broadreach by AMA. AMA paid for this contract to its known
contractor Broadreach. Contrary to the terms of the MOU, Twum-Antwi took steps
to divert the payments from the Appellant by registering new directors for
Broadreach and withdrawing the cheque with them. The Appellant therefore got Twum-Antwi
arrested on a complaint of fraud. Appellant claimed that Twum-Antwi was granted
bail and this led to Twum-Antwi clandestinely leaving the jurisdiction. <o:p></o:p>Months later, the Appellant was able to
alert the police that Twum-Antwi was in Ghana and he was arrested a second
time. On this second occasion one Inspector Gyimah who was in charge of the
investigation granted Twum-Antwi a second police enquiry bail and Twum-Antwi
once again left Ghana and failed to return to Ghana.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>Appellant
claimed that he petitioned the Inspector General of Police who set up a
committee to look into the case and he was informed by certain sources from
police headquarters that the said Inspector Gyimah was found to have allowed
himself to be corrupted by Twum-Antwi and was therefore interdicted. This was
the basis of the averment that the Appellant intended to claim damages
expressed in paragraph 13 of the statement of claim thus: <o:p></o:p>13. Wherefore Plaintiff claims damages
from the Respondents jointly and severally for the tortious acts of commission
and omission of Inspector Gyimah then servant and agent of the Respondents in
(sic) the normal course of his dues as a police officer in 2004<o:p></o:p>Notwithstanding
this stated intention to claim damages, there is no indorsement on the Writ of
Summons for a claim of damages. It is not clear if the damages alluded to was
intended to be a claim for general damages or special damages. The claims
indorsed were: <o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery
of the sum of GH¢89,509 the capital he spent on the drainage contract awarded
to Twum-Antwi Pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding which said sum could
not be recovered from the said Twum-Antwi because of the deliberate act of
commission and omission committed by Inspector Gyimah then servant and agent of
the Respondents in the normal course of duty by hiding docket on the case
thereby allowing the said Twum-Antwi to jump bail for the2nd time and leaving
the jurisdiction.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><</main>