FRANK TAWIAH (PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT) vs. BIEGE CAPITAL (DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT) [2019]DLCA7768

Date	2019-03-25
Suit No.	SUIT NO.H1/81/2016
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA7768

MARIAMA OWUSU (MRS.) J.A. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J. A.

WELBOURNE (MRS) J. A.

WILLIAM ASAMOAH SARPONG FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

[2019]DLCA7768
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FRANK TAWIAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>BIEGE CAPITAL<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">SUIT NO.H1/81/2016&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: 25TH
MARCH, 2019<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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WILLIAM
ASAMOAH SARPONG FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<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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MARIAMA
OWUSU (MRS.) J.A. (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE J. A., WELBOURNE (MRS) J. A.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">MARGARET WELBOURNE
(MRS.) JA.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">BRIEF FACTS: <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">This appeal is mounted against the judgment of the
High Court Commercial Division) dated 27/5/2015<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The facts of this case according to the Plaintiff are
that, the Plaintiff took a loan facility of GH₵<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">10,000.00 from the
Defendant and he was to repay same within a period of Six (6) months. The
facility was secured with the Plaintiff’s Toyota Hiace (Commercial Vehicle)
numbered AE 1938-12. The Plaintiff
managed to pay GH₵<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">1,200.00 and as a result of an accident, one of his
vehicles got burnt and so he defaulted in repayment of the loan as scheduled.
Even though the Plaintiff used his Commercial Vehicle numbered AE 1938-12 as security for the loan the
Defendant forcefully and without a Judgment or Court Order took away the
Plaintiff’s vehicle with registration number AE 1879 -12 on November 1st 2013 and same has been with
the Defendant till date. According to the Plaintiff, the said vehicle which was
for Commercial use, was making daily sales of Ninety Ghana Cedis (GH₵<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">90.00). Aggrieved by the
wrongful seizure of his vehicle, the Plaintiff issued a Writ of Summons and a
Statement of Claim from the registry of the High Court, Commercial Division,
Kumasi seeking the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;
mso-fareast-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">A declaration that theseizure of the Plaintiff’s
Commercial Nissan Urvan bus with registration number AE 1879-12 on the 1st November, 2013 was wrongful.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif;
mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;
mso-fareast-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </spa</main>