DANSIAM AND SONS LIMITED vs. BUDGET CASH AND CARRY LIMITED [2019]DLCA6317

Date	2019-02-14
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/73/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA6317

KORBIEH J.A. (PRESIDING)

SOWAH J.A.

WOOD J.A.

GEORGE ESHUN WITH ELIZABETH A. YEBOAH AND NANA S. AKOSAH FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

JUSTICE AYISI WITH PATIENCE ACKAH FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2019]DLCA6317
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#00B0F0">DANSIAM AND SONS
LIMITED <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>BUDGET CASH AND CARRY LIMITED <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<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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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/73/2018&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; DATE:
14TH
FEBRUARY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>GEORGE
ESHUN WITH ELIZABETH A. YEBOAH AND NANA S. AKOSAH FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KORBIEH
J.A. (PRESIDING), SOWAH J.A., WOOD J.A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

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</div>SOWAH, J.A.:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Introduction<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">This
appeal is from the judgment of the Commercial Division of the High Court, Accra
dated 14th February 2017 in which the defendant's counterclaim was
dismissed in its entirety whilst the plaintiff was adjudged to recover the
following:<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
 mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo8"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
 mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
 mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Recovery of the sum of
 GH¢262,497.00<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
 mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo8"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
 mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
 mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Interest on the said
 sum of GH¢262,497.00 from April 2013 to date of final payment <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
 mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo8"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
 mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
 mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Costs inclusive of
 legal and administrative cost<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo8"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
 mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
 mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Recovery of the sum of
 GH¢990,200.00 being additional cost for excavating and carting away from
 the inside of the warehouse at construction site of the defendant
 unsuitable clayey soil measuring 1380m2 and to a depth of 1.10m
 and hard core filling up levels and compacted in 225mm layers.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo8"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
 mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
 mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Interest on the sum of
 GH¢990,200 from April 2013 to date of final payment.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dissatisfied
with the trial court’s decision, the defendant/appellant filed a notice of
appeal on 20th February 2017 and amended it on 25t</main>