EBENEZER DARKWA AND ELIZABETH DARKWA vs. ADONTEN COMMUNITY RURAL BANK [2020]DLCA8584

Date	2020-01-26
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/36/2019
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA8584

M. M. AGYEMANG (MRS.) JA (PRESIDING)

A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG JA

M. A. WOOD (MRS.) JA

K. AMOAKO ADJEI ESQ. WITH HIM SULEMAN MUSAH FOR DEFENDANT / RESPONDENT.

K. FOSU GYEABOUR ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFFS / APPELLANTS

[2020]DLCA8584
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EBENEZER DARKWA AND ELIZABETH DARKWA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>ADONTEN COMMUNITY RURAL BANK<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/
RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
KOFORIDUA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/36/2019&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: 26TH JAN, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>K. AMOAKO ADJEI ESQ. WITH HIM SULEMAN MUSAH FOR DEFENDANT
/ RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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K. FOSU GYEABOUR ESQ.
FOR PLAINTIFFS / APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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M. M. AGYEMANG (MRS.)
JA (PRESIDING), A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG JA, M. A. WOOD (MRS.) JA <o:p></o:p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>AGYEMANG,
J.A.:<o:p></o:p>In this appeal against the ruling of the High
Court, Koforidua, delivered on the 6th day of May 2019, the
plaintiffs/appellants (hereafter referred to alternately as the plaintiffs, or
the appellants), seek the setting aside of the ruling. They also pray for an
order referring the matter for trial at the High Court differently constituted.
<o:p></o:p>These are the matters giving rise to the instant appeal.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiffs sued out a writ of summons against the defendant for the
following reliefs: special damages for:<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Loss
of anticipated revenue from the fuel station on fuel sales between the 23rd
day of January 2015 to 18th of March 2015: GHC 1, 093, 917;<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Loss
of rent from January 2015 to July 2015: GHC 5,600;<o:p></o:p>iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Loss
of use of Tundra pickup from January 2015 to July 2015;<o:p></o:p>iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest
in the special damages from 23rd day of January 2015 to the date of
final payment.<o:p></o:p>v.