KOFI GYIMAH ANTWI. vs. GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK LTD. [2019]DLCA6927

Date	2019-06-25
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/68/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA6927

OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J.A.

WELBOURNE J.A.

KWAME ASIRI FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT.

MITCHELL OSEI DONKOR FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.

[2019]DLCA6927
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KOFI GYIMAH ANTWI.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:
115%;mso-pagination:widow-orphan lines-together;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:
solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/68/2018&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 25TH JUNE, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">KWAME ASIRI FOR
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0in;">MITCHELL OSEI DONKOR FOR
THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&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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OWUSU J.A.
(PRESIDING), DZAMEFE J.A., WELBOURNE J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div>MARIAMA
OWUSU, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>On
21st November, 2014, the High Court, Commercial Division, Kumasi,
gave judgment for the plaintiff against defendant.&nbsp; In his judgment, the trial Court Judge held
among other things as follows:<o:p></o:p>“Having made a finding that the plaintiff’s
contract with the Total Petroleum Ghana was terminated as a result of the
unprofessional (negligence conduct of the defendant), it goes without saying
that the plaintiff is entitled to general damages for breach of contract.<o:p></o:p>In awarding the damages to the
plaintiff, I take into consideration the fact that his contract with the Total
Petroleum Ghana was terminated in 2008.&nbsp;
This suit has been in court for more than 5 years.&nbsp; The plaintiff has been out of work for all
this while.&nbsp; The suit has suffered
numerous adjournments.&nbsp; The plaintiff
stays in Tamale and has to come to Kumasi anytime the suit is called.&nbsp; I think an amount of Gh¢100,000.00 to the
plaintiff as general damages will be appropriate under the circumstances.<o:p></o:p>Accordingly, I enter judgment for the
plaintiff as follows:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The defendant is ordered to refund to
the plaintiff an amount of Gh¢2,013.00 which he lodged into his account but did
not reflect in his statement of account (exhibit ‘C’).<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interest on the said amount above from
the day that the monies were lodged till date of final payment.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General
damages of Gh¢100,000.00.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cost assessed at Gh¢20,000.00 to
plaintiff.”<o:p></o:p>