CHARLES NYARKO (DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF DIPLOMATIC WEAR DESIGHNS) vs. BARCLAYS BANK OF GHANA LTD [2019]DLCA8677

CHARLES NYARKO (DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF DIPLOMATIC WEAR DESIG... [2019]DLCA8677

Date	2019-07-25
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/35/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA8677

C.J. HONYENUGA J.A.

B.F. ACKAH YENSU(MS) J.A.

N.C. AGBEVOR J.A.

EVANS DJIKUNU FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT - PRESENT

FRANK NARTEY FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT - ABSENT

[2019]DLCA8677
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CHARLES NYARKO (DOING
 BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF DIPLOMATIC WEAR DESIGHNS)<o:p></o:p><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr>(PLAINITFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;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;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>BARCLAYS BANK OF GHANA 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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 <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
 text-align:center;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
 padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CIVIL
 APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/35/2019&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 &nbsp;JULY, 2019<o:p></o:p>
 </div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>EVANS DJIKUNU FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT&nbsp;&nbsp; - PRESENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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 FRANK NARTEY FOR
 PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT&nbsp;&nbsp; - ABSENT <o:p></o:p>
 </div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
 line-height:106%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
 &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">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 J.A., B.F. ACKAH YENSU(MS)
 J.A., N.C. AGBEVOR J.A.<o:p></o:p>
 </div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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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 <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;
 margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal;
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 mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>
 </div>AGBEVOR, J.A.<o:p></o:p>This judgment was delivered on the 25th
July, 2019 with reasons adjourned to be delivered today.&nbsp; I Accordingly give the reasons. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The instant appeal by the
Defendant/Appellant, is against the judgment of the High Court, Commercial
Division, Accra dated the 28th February 2017 dismissing the
Defendant/Appellasnt case.&nbsp; The
defendant/appellant being dissatisfied with the said ruling, filed this Notice
of Appeal which appears on pages 272-274 of the Record of Appeal as:-<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The judgment is against the
weight of the evidence<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The trial judge erred when
she held that the plaintiff was entitled to the payments sought on the basis
that a valid contract had been concluded between the parties<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The trial judge erred when
she found that the plaintiff was entitled to the payment to him of the sum of
US$35,000.00 which he described as forfeited deposit for undelivered fabric
from China. <o:p></o:</main>