KOMMADITGESSELSCHAFT MTI-VERTREIBSSHAFT (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT) vs. SERVISTAR MINMAX W.A LTD (DEFENDANT/APPELLANT) [2019]DLCA7785

KOMMADITGESSELSCHAFT MTI-VERTREIBSSHAFT (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT) vs. SERVISTAR MIN... [2019]DLCA7785

Date	2019-07-25
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/44/19
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA7785

FRANCIS KUSI-APPIAH J.A (PRESIDING)

HENRY KWOFIE J.A

AMMA GAISIE J.A

MR. NATHAN YARNEY FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

MR. YAW DARKO ASARE FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2019]DLCA7785
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KOMMADITGESSELSCHAFT
MTI-VERTREIBSSHAFT<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" 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>SERVISTAR MINMAX W.A LTD<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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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SUIT
NO. H1/44/19&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;
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25TH JULY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
NATHAN YARNEY FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
YAW DARKO ASARE FOR DEFENDANT/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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FRANCIS
KUSI-APPIAH J.A (PRESIDING), HENRY KWOFIE J.A, AMMA GAISIE 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>JUSTICE
HENRY A. KWOFIE:<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court,
Accra (Commercial Division) dated 7th November 2016. In that judgment,
the trial judge entered judgment in favour of the Plaintiff against the
Defendant for all the reliefs endorsed on the Plaintiff’s Writ of Summons.
Dissatisfied with the said judgment, the Defendant/Appellant field a Notice of
Appeal against the said judgment on 20-12-2016 on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:42.55pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
learned judge respectfully erred in law when he held that the
Plaintiff/Respondent had successfully discharged its duties as a seller under a
CIF contract without taking into account the fact that the Plaintiff/Respondent
had failed to procure the requisite shipping/contract document required of a
seller under a CIF contract.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:42.55pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1">b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
learned judge respectfully misdirected himself when he held that the
Plaintiff/Respondent had released the shipping documents covering the CIF
contract of sale to the Defendant/Appellant and at the same time held that the
Defendant/Appellant had not obtained the said shipping documents from the
Plaintiff/Respondent<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:42.55pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1">c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
learned judge erred when he failed to give effect to the Plaintiff/Respondent’s
own admission that it withheld delivery of the shipping documents to the
Defendant/Appellant for failure to abide by the payment terms of the contract<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:42.55pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1">d)