BERTHA ANSAH DJAN vs. PRYCE KOJO THOMPSON & ANR [2020]DLCA10016

Date	2020-07-02
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/75/2020
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA10016

VICTOR D. OFOE JA (PRESIDING)

P. BRIGHT MENSAH JA

JANAPARE A. BARTELS-KODWO JA

SAMUEL AKUFFO FOR RESPONDENT

ADU KWASI FOR THE APPELLANT

[2020]DLCA10016
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BERTHA ANSAH DJAN<o:p></o:p>

(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>

vs.<o:p></o:p>

[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

SUIT NO.&nbsp;&nbsp; H1/75/2020&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: 2ND JULY 2020<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>

SAMUEL
AKUFFO FOR RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

ADU KWASI FOR THE APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

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CORAM:&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>

VICTOR D.
OFOE JA (PRESIDING), P. BRIGHT MENSAH JA, JANAPARE A. BARTELS-KODWO JA<o:p></o:p>

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BRIGHT
MENSAH JA:<o:p></o:p>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Friendship
is delicate as a glass, once broken it can be<o:p></o:p>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;fixed but there will always be cracks.” –
author unknown<o:p></o:p>

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It is
common ground from the facts and the available evidence led on record in this
case that the plaintiff/appellant hereinafter simply referred to as the
appellant, and the 1st defendant/respondent also referred to as the
respondent, were very good and close friends.&nbsp;
Their friendship is traced to the appellant and the wife of the
respondent both being mates in the Nursing Training College in the years gone
by.&nbsp; Much later in life, the wife
introduced the appellant to the respondent for business purpose.&nbsp; Sadly, they are now in court because there
are serious cracks in their friendship and business relationship resulting in
the appellant initiating an action against the respondent, together with the
Registrar of Companies as the 2nd defendant.&nbsp; Per a writ of summons issued in the registry
of the High Court, Accra [Commercial Division] on 24/03/2017, the appellant
sued for:<o:p></o:p>

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1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;A declaration that the plaintiff owns all the
issued share in Pergah<o:p></o:p>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Transport Ltd;<o:p></o:p>

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2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;A declaration that the 1st
defendant is not a shareholder in Pergah<o:p></o:p>

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3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An order directed at the 2nd
defendant to expunge from the record,<o:p></o:p>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; plaintiff and the 1st defendant,
and all entries in its records showing &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the 1st defendant as holding any
of the issued shares in Pergah &nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

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