ABENA BOATENGMAA vs. AKUA MENTU [2020]DLHC10707

Date	2020-02-12
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/1013/2017
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10707

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE DANIEL MENSAH J.

NANCY AMPOFU ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF – PRESENT

EDWARD DARLINGTON ESQ. FOR DEFENDANT – ABSENT

[2020]DLHC10707
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ABENA BOATENGMAA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AKUA MENTU<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<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: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO: GJ/1013/2017 &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:
12TH FEBRUARY, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSE:&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>NANCY AMPOFU ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF – PRESENT<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: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -27pt;">

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DARLINGTON ESQ. FOR DEFENDANT – ABSENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP&nbsp;&nbsp; JUSTICE&nbsp;&nbsp; DANIEL&nbsp;&nbsp;
MENSAH&nbsp;&nbsp; J.<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 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;On
the 7/7/2017 the plaintiff caused a writ to be issued out of this court against
the defendant for:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The sum of $25,000.00 its cedis equivalent at
the prevailing forex bureau rate on the date of payment being special damages
the plaintiff suffered as a result of the fraudulent representations the Defendant
made to the plaintiff which induced her to pay $28,000.00 to the Defendant for
land at Martey Tsuru, Est Airport –Accra but which aid land the Defendant could
not convey to the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
interest on the said $25,000.00 at the
prevailing bank rate from 15/2/2008 to date of final payment.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General Damages for breach of contract.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest on any sums due on reliefs 3 at the
prevailing bank rate from the due date to date of final payment.<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs.<o:p></o:p>The
defendant upon being served with the above Writ together with statement of
claim entered an appearance and subsequently delivered its statement of defence
rejecting the basis of the plaintiff claim.<o:p></o:p>Thereafter
the plaintiff went on to file her reply.<o:p></o:p>Per
the plaintiffs claim, sometime in the year 2008, the defendant falsely
represented to her that she was the owner of a large piece or parcel of land at
Martey Tswru, East Airport, Accra and agreed</main>