SAMPSON AMOAKO vs. ANDY APPIAH [2018]DLHC3743

Date	2018-05-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO. P/RPC/01/17
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC3743

ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS.) JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

RICHARD ABABIO FOR PLAINTIFF

WISDOM SMITH AKORLI FOR SARFO GYAMFI FOR DEFENDANT

[2018]DLHC3743
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK11"></a><a name="OLE_LINK12">SAMPSON
AMOAKO<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>ANDY APPIAH<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION), KUMASI]<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. P/RPC/01/17&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; &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: 23RD MAY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>RICHARD
ABABIO FOR PLAINTIFF&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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WISDOM SMITH AKORLI FOR
SARFO GYAMFI FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH
(MRS.) JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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

</div>The
parties to this suit are blood relatives and it is alleged that sometime in
June, 2006, the defendant was given a financial assistance of Eight Thousand US
Dollars (USD 8,000.00) by the Plaintiff at his request, to be repaid by
31/05/2007. The Defendant is alleged to have paid USD 2000 out of the sum of
USD 8,000.00, but has refused to pay the balance after several demands had been
made on him over the years.&nbsp; Thus, the Plaintiff
has sued for recovery of the outstanding balance of USD 6,000.00 and interest
thereon till date of final payment. <o:p></o:p>The
Defendant denied taking any financial assistance from the Plaintiff, he alleged
that in the past, he purchased a return ticket for the Plaintiff to travel to
London with his credit card at an interest of 9% per month. It was mutually
agreed that the Plaintiff would refund the ticket price and all interest that
will accrue but he failed to do so. The Defendant asserted that he was
compelled to pay the credit card debt of USD 8,976.00. That apart, the Defendant
averred that in the past he advanced a financial assistance of USD 30,000.00 to
the Plaintiff and USD 3,000.00 is still outstanding. Together with the debt
arising from the credit card used to purchase a ticket for the Plaintiff, the Defendant
counterclaimed that the Plaintiff owes him USD 11,976 and interest thereon,
from the year 2000 till date of final payment. <o:p></o:p>In
his reply, the Plaintiff denied the Defendant’s assertions, he averred that on
or about 1999/2000, the Defendant imported USD 20,000.00 worth of Agro
chemicals through the Plaintiff’s Company, Sandi More Ltd (now defunct). After
the sale of the said products, the Plaintiff contended that the cedi equivalent
of USD 28,000.00 which was realized, was paid to the Defendant. He denied owing
the Defendant at all. <o:p></o:p>ISSUES FOR TRIAL<o:p></o:p>When
the pre-trial settlement broke down, six issues were agreed to be tried, namely:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not the Defendant collected
Eight Thousand US Dollars ($ 8,000.00) from the Plaintiff?<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not the Defendant has paid Two
Thousand Dollars ($2000.00) out of the eight thousand dollars ($8,000.00)
collected from the Plaintiff leaving an outstanding balance of Six Thousand US
Dollars ($6,000.00)?<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not the Defendant used his
credit card to purchase a return airline ticket to London for the Plaintiff at
a cost of US$ 1200.00?<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;