WIREN INTERNATIONAL (GH) LTD. vs. MECHANICAL LLOYD CO. LTD. [2019]DLCA10075

Date	2019-12-05
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/79/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA10075

B. F. ACKAH-YENSU JA (PRESIDING)

I. O. TANKO AMADU JA

AMMA GAISIE JA

MARIAN SERWAH MENSAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

PETER ZWENNES FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2019]DLCA10075
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >WIREN INTERNATIONAL (GH) LTD.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/
APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MECHANICAL LLOYD CO. LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/
RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, 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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APPEAL NO.: H1/79/2019&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE:&nbsp; 5TH DECEMBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MARIAN
SERWAH MENSAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<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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ZWENNES FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>B. F. ACKAH-YENSU JA
(PRESIDING), I. O. TANKO AMADU JA, AMMA GAISIE JA<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;B.
ACKAH-YENSU, JA<o:p></o:p>In this appeal
against the judgment of the High Court (Commercial Division) Accra delivered on
the 15th day of March, 2018, the Plaintiff/Appellant (hereafter
referred to as the “Plaintiff”) prays for the following:<o:p></o:p>“a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order setting aside the Judgment of
the High Court Commercial Division, Accra dated 15th March 2018.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order for the recovery of the sum of
74,793 being the value of BMW 7 series vehicle damaged in the custody of the
Defendant.<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interest on the said amount from 6th
November 2014 to date of final payment.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General
damages for negligence.<o:p></o:p>e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages for loss of use of the vehicle
from 6th November 2014, until date of judgment.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Costs”.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Plaintiff claimed
the same reliefs at the High Court against the Defendant/Respondent (hereafter referred
to as the “Defendant”).<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;At the end of the
trial, the High Court found in favour of the Defendant and delivered itself as
follows:<o:p></o:p>“On
the whole I find the claims of Plaintiff unproved and not meriting an award of
the court for the reliefs claimed.&nbsp; I
accordingly dismiss the claim of Plaintiff in its entirety”.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;By Notice of Appeal
against the whole judgment to this Court, the Plaintiff set out its grounds of
appeal, which we reproduce in extenso:-<o:p></o:p>“a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The trial judge erred when he held that
he would place scant probative value or weight on Plaintiff’s Exhibit “C”
series.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The trial judge erred when he held that
the claim of recalls of particular BMW vehicle included the model brought by
the Plaintiff was no satisfactorily proven by the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The trial judge erred when he found
that the flood that damaged the Plaintiff’s vehicle was due to an act of God
and not as a result of the Defendant/Respondent’s negligence”.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Plaintiff gave
notice of intention to file additional grounds of appeal but at the time of
hearing the appeal and adoption of written submission, no additional grounds of
appeal had been filed.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<spa</main>