EMMANUEL HAIZEL vs. PREMIUM MOTORS GHANA LTD. [2019]DLHC10554

Date	2019-06-14
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/1391/2016
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC10554

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO

MR. HAROLD ATUGUBA FOR THE PLAINTIFF - PRESENT

MAJOR (RTD.) DARTEY FOR THE DEFENDANT- PRESENT

[2019]DLHC10554
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EMMANUEL HAIZEL<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>PREMIUM MOTORS GHANA LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. HAROLD ATUGUBA FOR THE PLAINTIFF -
PRESENT<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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(RTD.) DARTEY FOR THE DEFENDANT- PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T.
ACKAAH-BOAFO<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-CA;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:
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mso-ansi-language:EN-CA;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">[1]<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-CA;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Plaintiff, Emmanuel Haizel says he heard an advert on Citi
97.3 FM Radio with regards to a vehicle the Defendant, Premium Motors Ghana
Limited was offering for sale. He made an enquiry through the website of the
Company about the advert. He received a telephone call from a Sales Agent of
the Company who confirmed the Company was running the advertisement campaign
and was offering Renault Logan vehicles for the promotion at a price of
USD$12,950.00. The Plaintiff expressed interest and further to correspondence
between the Plaintiff and the agents of the Company he paid the said sum of
money for the vehicle. Mr. Haizel in this suit is alleging that the Defendant
breached the terms of the contract by not delivering the vehicle within the
time frame agreed to and also delivered to him a vehicle different from the
model he contracted for. Mr.&nbsp;Haizel asserts that he acted on the
representation made by an agent of the Company in regards to the model and make
of vehicle to part with the money. He has therefore sued for breach of contract
and a refund of the money paid from the Defendant’s as well as interest.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Defendant takes the position it did not contract to sell
to Mr. Haizel a 2015-2016 Renault Logan and it also did not give to Mr. Haizel
a Renault Dacia as he claims. The Defendant takes the position that the
Plaintiff is litigious and has acted based on his lack of knowledge of the
automobile industry and how it operates. According to the Defendant the
information given to the Plaintiff about the model of the vehicle by its Sales
Executive was a mistake and she was in error. According to the Defendant the information
that the model was a 2015-2016 Renault model was given after the contract had
already been concluded and therefore the Plaintiff could not include new terms
into the contract. The Defendant takes the position that the vehicle the
Plaintiff contracted for is available and therefore he should be ordered to
take delivery of same. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[3]&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The Defendant Company counterclaimed for damages for
breach of contract including general damages for expenses incurred in
registering two separate vehicles and the payment of customs duties and VAT
among others. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[4]&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The issues set down at the close of
pleadings are: <o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not there is a valid contract between the Plaintiff and the
Defendant for the purchase of a brand new beige coloured 2015-2016 manufactured
Renault Logan vehicle?<o:p></o:p>