PEARLANE PHARMACY LTD. vs. TOASE MEDICAL CENTER [2020]DLCA16212

Date	2020-05-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/46/2019
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA16212

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) J A (PRESIDING)

ALEX B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG JA

SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU JA

HAGAH ADDO FOR THE APPELLANT

KWAKU YEBOAH APPIAH FOR THE RESPONDENT.

[2020]DLCA16212
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >PEARLANE PHARMACY LTD. <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>TOASE MEDICAL CENTER<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

CIVIL
APPEAL NO.: H1/46/2019&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 29TH MAY, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>HAGAH ADDO FOR THE APPELLANT<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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

KWAKU YEBOAH APPIAH FOR THE
RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p>ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) J A (PRESIDING), ALEX B.
POKU-ACHEAMPONG JA, SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU JA<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 0in;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>&nbsp;DOMAKYAAREH
(MRS), JA:<o:p></o:p>[1] This is an appeal against the judgment
of the High Court (Commercial Division), Prempeh Assembly Hall, Kumasi dated 27th
March, 2018. On the said date the Trial Court entered judgment in favour of the
Plaintiff/Respondent herein for the sum of Forty-four thousand two hundred and
fifty-four Ghana Cedis and fifty pesewas (Gh¢44,254.50) and also costs of Twelve
thousand Ghana Cedis (GHȼ12,000.00).<o:p></o:p>[2] The facts giving rise to this case are
that the Plaintiff/Respondent herein per its Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim
&nbsp;filed on 22nd June, 2015, averred
that it has an agreement with the Defendant/Appellant herein whereby it
supplies the latter with various pharmaceutical products and the latter pays
for same in full 90 days after the supply. The Plaintiff/Respondent will herein
after be called the Respondent whiles the Defendant/Appellant will be called
the Appellant. The Respondent averred that in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014
it sold pharmaceutical goods to the Appellant totalling Ghȼ58,480.00
and that despite repeated demands made on the Appellant, it failed to liquidate
all its indebtedness to the Respondent. The Respondent further averred that the
Appellant caused a Consultant it had employed to deal with the Respondent
concerning the Appellant’s indebtedness to it and through various
communication, the Appellant’s Consultant promised that the Appellant was going
to settle its indebtedness in due course and that through their meetings and
further communication the Consultant informed the Respondent’s Managing
Director that the Appellant had a few administrative and audit challenges and
that the Appellant would pay after the challenges had been solved. The
Respondent averred that despite the promises made by the Appellant and also
through its Consultant, the Appellant had as at the date of the issue of the Writ,
failed to settle its indebtedness to the Respondent and would not do so unless
compelled by the order of the Honourable Trial Court. <o:p></o:p>[3] The Respondent therefore filed the Writ
on 22nd June, 2015 claiming seven reliefs against the Appellant
namely: -<o:p></o:p>(a)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;Recovery of the amount of GHȼ
58, 480.00 being the balance of the total cost of goods supplied to the Appellant
by the Respondent from 2010 to 2014 as follows:<o:p></o:p>(i)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
amount of GHȼ 2,330.00 in the year 2010<o:p></o:p></main>