[2021]DLCA10774 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">ECOBANK GHANA LIMITED</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#00B0F0; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">SUN RIDGE COMPANY LTD.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Calibri Light";mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></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" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Calibri Light";mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">SUIT NO. H1/127/2020 DATE: 27<sup>TH</sup> MAY, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">MAAME SARPONG WITH JUSTICE OMAN AND GEORGINA BATU FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></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: justify;line-height:150%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">NO LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">CORAM: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">WELBOURNE (MRS) J.A. (PRESIDING), DODOO (MRS) J.A., KOOMSON J.A.<o:p></o:p></span></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="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">WELBOURNE, J.A<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">This appeal emanates from the judgment of the High court, Accra dated 27<sup>th</sup> April 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The Background Facts<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> </span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The facts are that the Plaintiff took out a writ of summons and statement of claim against the Defendant on 11<sup>th</sup> July 2014 for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:54.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo3"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">i.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">The recovery of Three Million, Five Hundred and Fourteen Thousand, Nine Hundred and Thirty-One Ghana cedis and Ninety-Three pesewas (GH</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">ȼ</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">3,514,931.93) inclusive of interest being the outstanding balance on the said restructured loan facility granted by the Plaintiff to the Defendant which is due from the Defendant to the Plaintiff, and which remains unpaid despite several oral and written demands made to them for same.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:54.0pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:54.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo3"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">ii.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">The interest on the amount of Three Million, Five Hundred and Fourteen Thousand, Nine Hundred and Thirty-One Ghana cedis and Ninety Three pesewas (GH</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">ȼ</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">3,514,931.93) at the agreed base rate plus the agreed spread rate payable monthly in arrears and default rate before judgment and until date of final payment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:54.0pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:54.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo3"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-f