ROBINSON SCRAP DISPOSAL INC. AND D & Y METALS INC. vs. ANTHONY AGYARKO AND NORTH AMERICAN AUTO PARTS SUPPLIERS LTD [2018]DLHC10118

ROBINSON SCRAP DISPOSAL INC. AND D & Y METALS INC. vs. ANTHONY AGYARKO AND NORTH... [2018]DLHC10118

Date	2018-01-22
Suit No.	SUIT NO. RPC/372/11
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC10118

JUSTICE GEORGE BUADI J.

ANDREWS TETTEH FOR PLAINTIFFS

GLORIS NOKOI FOR 1ST DEFENDANT

[2018]DLHC10118
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ROBINSON SCRAP DISPOSAL INC. AND D
&amp; Y METALS INC.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ANTHONY AGYARKO AND NORTH AMERICAN
AUTO PARTS SUPPLIERS LTD<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION 5) ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

SUIT NO.
RPC/372/11&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
22NDJAN 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ANDREWS
TETTEH FOR PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

GLORIS
NOKOI FOR 1ST DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE
GEORGE BUADI J.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;1.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Background<o:p></o:p>1.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plaintiffs are incorporated companies in
Canada, resident and doing business in Canada under Canadian law. They are thus
nonresident entity within the jurisdiction, but Robert Thomas Robinson filed
the suit in their names purportedly as their representative to prosecute this
action on their behalves. Their cause of action is that, they have shipped a
number containers of used goods for the use of a company known as the
International Metals &amp; Recycling Ghana Limited (IMRGL), registered in Ghana
and owned by 1st defendant and plaintiff’s authorized personnel
Robert Thomas Robinson. Their claim is that after clearance of the eight
containers of goods from the port, 1st defendant in concert with 2nd
defendant company could not give accounts of the sale proceeds. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;1.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By their amended writ of summons dated 15
July 2016<a href="file:///C:/Users/aggie/Desktop/2020-21/Criminal/Judgt%20-%20Robinson%20Scrap%20Metals%20(2021_01_25%2010_26_20%20UTC).docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title="">[1]</a>,
plaintiffs’ claim against defendants jointly and severally is for the following
reliefs: <o:p></o:p>a&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration by the Court that the
Eight (8) containers of the used goods<o:p></o:p>shipped to Ghana by the Plaintiffs have not been
paid for the Defendants.<o:p></o:p>b&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
Order for the recovery of the cedi equivalent of USD$400,000.00 from the
Defendants being the total value of the Eight (8) containers of used goods
shipped to Ghana by Plaintiffs and sold by Defendant.<o:p></o:p>c&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages for Breach of Contract.<o:p></o:p>d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Costs.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;2.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Parties’
statement of case<o:p></o:p>2.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plaintiffs’ case<o:p></o:p>As I said
just above, plaintiffs are incorporated companies under Canadian law; resident
and doing business in Canada. Robert Thomas Robinson claims to have been
authorized by the plaintiffs to commence the action and to prosecute on
behalves of the plaintiffs. David Yang, a director of 2nd plaintiff
company is also a shareholder director of IMRGL who plaintiffs claim received
the goods by clearing them from the Tema port. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Plaintiffs’
case is that, their authorized representative, Robert Thomas Robinson together with
David Yang, and 1st defendant formed the IMRGL under the laws of
Ghana, and that 1st defendant is the managing director and majority
shareholder of 2nd defendant company. Plaintiffs’ case is that in or
about 2009, acting through Robert Thomas Robinson and David Yang, together with
1st defendant Anthony Agyarko, they formed IMRGL in Ghana for the sale
and recycling of metals and recyclable goods in Ghana. Thus Robert Thomas
Robinson, David Yang and Anthony Agyako are the directors of IMRGL with
shareholding structure percentile as 40:40:20 respectively.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;According
to plaintiffs, they entered into a sale and purchase agreement with IMRGL by
which they sold and shipped containers of used goods from Canada as described
below to IMRGL: <o:p></o:p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
4 March 2009 in container No. ZCSU -
8710185 with commercial invoice No. RSD-0104<o:p></o:p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;