BENJAMIN ADDY vs. ULTIMATE VENTURES AND CONSTRUCTION LTD. [2019]DLCA6338

Date	2019-03-14
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/236/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA6338

C. J. HONYENUGA JA (PRESIDING)

A. LOVELACE-JOHNSON JA

N. C. A. AGBEVOR JA

HANS AMUDE FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

VIVIAN LAMPTEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2019]DLCA6338
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BENJAMIN
ADDY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINITFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ULTIMATE
VENTURES AND CONSTRUCTION LTD.<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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CIVIL
APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/236/2018&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 14TH
MARCH, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>HANS
AMUDE FOR THE 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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VIVIAN
LAMPTEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</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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C.
J. HONYENUGA, JA (PRESIDING), A. LOVELACE-JOHNSON, JA AND N. C. A. AGBEVOR, JA<o:p></o:p>

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</div>AGBEVOR, J.A.<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal from the decision of the Accra High Court, in which judgment was
given in favour of the plaintiff/respondent.&nbsp;
The defendant/appellant would be referred to as the appellant and the
plaintiff/respondent as the respondent.<o:p></o:p>The
respondent by his writ of summons claimed against the appellant: -<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of the sum of Two Hundred and
Eighty Thousand United States Dollars (USD280,000) or its equivalent in Ghana
Cedis being the sum of money owed the plaintiff by the defendant under the
contract for sale of land duly executed between the parties.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest on the said sum from January 2016
to date of final payment<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for breach of contract<o:p></o:p>d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General damages<o:p></o:p>e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs: including cost of solicitors<o:p></o:p>f)