ABZ KLAGS LIMITED vs. FLORENCE ATIA [2019]DLHC9094

Date	2019-12-05
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CM/RPC/0093/18
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC9094

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE

ERIC ASUMAN-ADU ESQ. OF AMANFOO CHAMBERS COMMUNITY 7 TEMA COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF

NO LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR DEFENDANT

[2019]DLHC9094
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ABZ KLAGS LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>FLORENCE ATIA<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT,(COMMERCIAL DIVISION) ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NO. CM/RPC/0093/18&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:
5TH&nbsp;
DECEMBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ERIC
ASUMAN-ADU, ESQ., OF AMANFOO CHAMBERS, COMMUNITY 7, TEMA, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP
JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>From
the Plaintiff’s Statement of Claim and pleadings, the following material facts
can be ascertained.&nbsp; The Plaintiff is a limited
liability company registered under the laws of Ghana and deals in frozen foods
whiles the Defendant is a dealer in frozen foods and trades under the business
name of Nashat Enterprise, a cold store in Kumasi.<o:p></o:p>It is the Plaintiff’s claim per its amended
Statement of Claim that it offered credit facilities to the Defendant in the
purchase of frozen poultry products based on their long-standing customer
relations under a sale and purchase agreement. These facilities were evidenced
by invoices issued to the Defendant whiles the Defendant in turn gave
post-dated cheques to cover the cost of the products purchased. Unfortunately,
Defendant abused the facilities in breach of the sale and purchase agreement which
culminated in the Defendant becoming indebted to the Plaintiff in huge amounts
and has since not been able to offset the obligations under those post-dated cheques.
<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff
avers that as at November 23, 2017, Defendant’s total indebtedness to the
Plaintiff stood at Eight Hundred and Four Thousand, One Hundred and Eighteen
Ghana cedis (GH¢804,118.00). Plaintiff further avers that all repeated efforts
to get the Defendant to satisfy her indebtedness has failed as the Defendant
has failed/neglected to make good on her indebtedness to the Plaintiff. &nbsp;On this ground, Plaintiff contends that it
believes the Defendant does not intend to pay off her indebtedness unless
compelled by the Honourable Court. For this reason, it instructed its lawyers
and they issued a Writ of Summons against the Defendant with a supporting
Statement of Claim, seeking the following reliefs against the Defendant:<o:p></o:p>“1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order to Defendant to refund
to the Plaintiff her total indebtedness of Eight Hundred and Four Thousand, One
Hundred and Eighteen Ghana Cedis (GH¢804,118.00).<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:36.0pt;
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Interest
at the prevailing bank rate from November, 2017 to date of final payment.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:36.0pt;
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General
Damages for breach of contract.”<o:p></o:p>After pre-trial settlement broke down, the
following issues were set down for trial:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;