ABLE NARTEY vs. ALHAJI MAHAMUDU MOHAMMED [2018]DLHC10704

Date	2018-11-20
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/1456/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC10704

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE EMMANUEL KWASI MENSAH

[2018]DLHC10704
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ABLE NARTEY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ALHAJI MAHAMUDU MOHAMMED<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, 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;">

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NO: GJ/1456/2017&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 20TH
NOVEMBER, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP JUSTICE EMMANUEL KWASI MENSAH<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;By
his Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim issued out from the
Registry of the High court, Accra, on the 17th
October, 2017 the Plaintiffs Claim against the Defendant is for:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(a)&nbsp; An order for
the recovery of the sum of GH ¢21,000.00
being the outstanding amount that the Plaintiff has paid to the Defendant and
which is due and owed him.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(b)&nbsp; Interest on
the send GH¢21,000.00 from September
2016 till date of final payment.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(c)&nbsp; Legal and
other cost.&nbsp; The Writ and Statement of
Claim per the records were served on the Defendant on 2nd December, 2017 by Substituted Service by posting the
above two processes on.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size:14.0pt;
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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">1.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The High
Court Notice Board, Accra <o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">2.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
On the main
gate of the Defendants place of abode at Asharley Bowe in Accra where they
Remained for 14 days<o:p></o:p>Defendant
entered appearance on the 11th
December 2017 and subsequently filed a Statement of defence on the 9th January, 2018.&nbsp; By the records, application for Directions
was taken on the 6th
February, 2018 and the below issues were adopted and set down for
trial.&nbsp; The court, subsequent to taking
the said application, ordered the parties to file their respective Pre-Trial check list, witness
Statements and the exhibits they intend to rely on in the cause of the
trial.&nbsp; In fact the issues set down for
trial at the application for Directions level were,<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(a) Whether or not the Plaintiff gave the Defendant GH¢26,000.00 to purchase a van for him.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(b)