ITALIAN STAR vs. ALEX ACKUMEY [2019]DLHC12149

Date	2019-01-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO. GJ/139/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC12149

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAA ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)

MR. FELIX NANA OSEI FOR PLAINTIFF PRESENT

MR. EMMANUEL LARBI AMOAH FOR DEFENDANT ABSENT

[2019]DLHC12149
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ITALIAN STAR<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ALEX ACKUMEY<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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. GJ/139/2018&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;DATE: 30TH JANUARY 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER
LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAA ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.) <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:7.0pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
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mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">The antecedents of the case are that the Plaintiff, on the 29th
of January, 2018, issued a writ of summons and statement of claim for the
following reliefs;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:42.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.05pt;
line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:25.05pt;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of the sum of USD$10,000.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:42.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.05pt;
line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:25.05pt;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest at the prevailing commercial bank rate from August 2017
to the date of final payment.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:17.3pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;
mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:42.3pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.05pt;
line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:25.05pt;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General damages for breach of contract.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:17.3pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;
mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.9pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;
mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">The uncontroverted facts of the case that the parties entered into
an agreement on the 11th &nbsp;of August 2017, for the
Defendant to purchase a 2013 model Range Rover Evoque vehicle for the total
price of the of USD$45,000 or Ghana cedi equivalent. It is the case of the
Plaintiff that the Defendant initially made a deposit of USD$25,000 and later
added USD$10,000 leaving an outstanding balance of USD$10,000 which the Defendant
had refused to pay despite calls and other demands made on him to make good.
The Plaintiff says that the Defendant shall not pay the said sum of USD$10,000
unless he is compelled by this court to do so.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.9pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;
mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:7.0pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;
mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">After the Defendant was served with the instant writ, he entered
conditional appearance by his lawyers, but no motion was brought to set aside
the writ within the time stipulated by law. In that regard, it was mandatory
for them to file a defence, which was done on his behalf on the 28th
&nbsp;of March, 2018.<o:p></o:p>