ANCHOR INTERNATIONAL (PLAINTIFF) vs. SAMUEL GYIMAH (DEFENDANT) [2019]DLHC7276

Date	2019-05-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CM/0233/16
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC7276

HIS LORDSHIP GEORGE K. KOOMSON (J).

HALAALI NCHUAKUNG FOR PLAINTIFF ABSENT

THEOPHILUS KPORVIE FOR DEFENDANT ABSENT

[2019]DLHC7276
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ANCHOR
INTERNATIONAL<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SAMUEL
GYIMAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION), 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. CM/0233/16&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:
21ST MAY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>HALAALI
NCHUAKUNG FOR PLAINTIFF ABSENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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THEOPHILUS
KPORVIE FOR DEFENDANT ABSENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP GEORGE K. KOOMSON (J).<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>The Plaintiff acting through its Lawful
Attorney commenced this action with a Writ of Summons and asked for the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that the Defendant has breached the contract executed on the 10th
November, 2015 between the Plaintiff as Seller and Defendant as Buyer.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order directed at the Defendant for the immediate recovery by the Plaintiff of
the amount of Thirty Four Thousand Nine Hundred United States Dollars
(USD34,900.00) or its equivalent in Ghana Cedis being the total cost (total amount)
of the goods supplied to the Defendant by the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order directed at the Defendant for the immediate recovery by the Plaintiff of
an amount of Zero point one percent (0.1%) of Thirty Four Thousand Nine Hundred
United States Dollars (USD34,900.00), that is, the total amount or its
equivalent in cedis for each day of default by the Defendant to pay the
Plaintiff the total amount as “lateness fee” from 1st October,
2015&nbsp; till the date of final payment.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order directed against the Defendant for the immediate recovery by the
Plaintiff of Special damages amounting to Two Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty
United States Dollars (USD2,730.00) or its equivalent in cedis being the cost
of air fare incurred by the Plaintiff in an effort to recover the cost of the
goods.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order directed against the Defendant for the payment of the bank charges
(namely 17.5% VAT, a commission of 0.75% of the total amount and Twenty Five
United States Dollars (USD25) or its equivalent in cedis) to be incurred in
transferring the total amount of money due from Ghana to Hong Kong.<o:p></o:p>