DAVID AMOO-OSAE JNR. vs. RANA MOTORS GHANA LTD. [2021]DLCA10773

Date	2021-05-06
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/146/2019
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA10773

WELBOURNE (MRS) J.A. (PRESIDING)

GAISIE (MRS) J.A.

BAAH J.A.

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT – LADY EILEEN ERSKINE

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT – NATHAN YARNEY

[2021]DLCA10773
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DAVID AMOO-OSAE JNR.<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>RANA
MOTORS GHANA LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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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;">

</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">COUNSEL FOR
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT – LADY EILEEN ERSKINE&nbsp;
<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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">COUNSEL FOR
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT – NATHAN YARNEY<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>WELBOURNE (MRS) J.A. (PRESIDING), GAISIE (MRS) J.A.,
BAAH J.A.<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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">&nbsp;WELBOURNE, J.A<o:p></o:p>This appeal is
against the judgment of the High Court, Commercial Division dated the 25th day
of November, 2013.<o:p></o:p>In this appeal, the Plaintiff
will be described as the Respondent while the Defendant will be described as
the Appellant.<o:p></o:p>The Background:<o:p></o:p>The Respondent issued
a Writ of Summons claiming inter alia an order directed at the Appellant
Company to deliver to the Respondent a Brand New Kia Cerato Coupe (2011 Model)
as a replacement for the Respondent or in the alternative, recovery of the sum
of <a name="_Hlk67454395">Twenty Thousand, Five Hundred and Fifty US Dollars (US$20,550.00)</a>
being the price of the new Kia Cerato Coupe vehicle.<o:p></o:p>The Respondent bought
the car, subject to a warranty effective for Five years or 100,000 km from the
date of delivery of the vehicle to the Respondent, whichever occured earlier.
He used it for a period of time then it developed a fault with the gears. He sent
the vehicle to the workshop of the Appellant Company where the car was detained
for proper assessment.<o:p></o:p>The&nbsp; Respondent was informed that the gear box of
the vehicle was damaged and had to be replaced. He therefore left the vehicle
in the custody of the Appellant.<o:p></o:p>While waiting for the
vehicle to be replaced, Accra suffered a heavy rainstorm on 26th, 27th and 28th
October, 2011. The workshop of the Appellant became fully submerged in flood
water and vehicles in the custody of the Appellant including the Respondents
were fully submerged in the flood water.<o:p></o:p>The Respondent was still assured that his vehicle
could be restored to use, despite the flood. The Appellant further promised
that it would effect the replacement of the faulty gear box. Although the Respondent
was given several dates to expect the return of his vehicle, the Appellant
failed to do so. This caused the Respondent to assume that his vehicle could
not be repaired due to the floods and the magnitude of the gear box damage. <o:p></o:p>The Respondent therefore notified the Appellant of his
rejection of the vehicle and demanded a replacement of the vehicle or refund of
the purchase price that he had paid for it. His request was rejected by the Appellant.
He was never also given custody of the vehicle. <o:p></o:p>Faced with the inaction of the Appellant, the Respondent
issued a Writ at the High Court indorsed with the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order directed at the Defendant to deliver to the Plaintiff
a brand new Kia Cerato Cou</main>