SULLEY DOLLEY vs. MESSRS FND INVESTMENT (GH) LTD. AND ADE COKER [2021]DLSC10692

Date	2021-05-27
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/20/2015
Citation No.	[2021]DLSC10692

YEBOAH CJ (PRESIDING)

PWAMANG JSC

AMEGATCHER JSC

OWUSU (MS.) JSC

AMADU JSC

KWAME BOATENG FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT

CHARLES HAYIBOR FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS

[2021]DLSC10692
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SULLEY
DOLLEY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MESSRS FND INVESTMENT (GH) LTD. AND ADE
COKER<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME 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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solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/20/2015 &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:
27TH MAY, 2021<o:p></o:p>

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HAYIBOR FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p>YEBOAH CJ (PRESIDING), PWAMANG JSC, AMEGATCHER JSC, OWUSU (MS.) JSC,
AMADU JSC <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;&nbsp;AMADU JSC<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This appeal is
from the decision of the Court of Appeal dated 2nd May 2013 which
dismissed an appeal by the Defendants/
Appellants/Appellants (the Appellants) from the judgment of the High Court in favour of Plaintiff/Respondent/Respondent
(‘the Respondents’).<o:p></o:p>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In the High
Court, the Respondent&nbsp; claimed against
the Appellants per for an amended writ of summons filed on 7/9/2011 the following reliefs;<o:p></o:p>“(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order for the recovery of the amount of US$400,000 (Four <o:p></o:p>Hundred
Thousand Dollars) paid to the Defendants at &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;their request and supported by MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING dated 17th day of May 2006 and signed by both
parties and their witnesses and which the Defendants have failed to pay to the
Plaintiff despite the abrogation of the said MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING by the
Defendants themselves.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp; Interest
on the above US$400,000 (Four Hundred Thousand <o:p></o:p>Dollars) at
the rate of 3% (three percent) per month from May 2006 up to date of final
payment of the US$400,000 (Four Hundred Thousand Dollars).<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(3)&nbsp; An
Order for the recovery of an amount of US$200,000 (Two <o:p></o:p>Hundred
Thousand Dollars) paid to the Defendants by &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Plaintiff at Defendants request
and supported by MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING dated 6th
day of August 2008 and signed by both parties and their witnesses and which the
Defendants have failed to pay to the Plaintiff despite the abrogation of the
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING by the Defendants themselves.<o:p></o:p>