CHARLES A. NYARKO VS. BARCLAYS BANK GHANA LTD. [2021]DLSC11145

Date	2021-11-10
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/38/2020
Citation No.	[2021]DLSC11145

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC (PRESIDING)

AMEGATCHER JSC

OWUSU (MS.) JSC

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC

KULENDI JSC

EUGENE AYITEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.

EVANS DZIKUNU FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT.

[2021]DLSC11145
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CHARLES A. NYARKO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>VS.<o:p></o:p>BARCLAYS BANK GHANA LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT)<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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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CIVIL APPEAL NO.
J4/38/2020 &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:
10TH NOVEMBER, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>EUGENE AYITEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.<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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</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC (PRESIDING), AMEGATCHER JSC,
OWUSU (MS.) JSC, LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC, KULENDI 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>KULENDI JSC:-<o:p></o:p>INTRODUCTION:<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against the judgment of the
Court of Appeal dated 25th July, 2019 with reasons delivered on 24thOctober,
2019. In the said judgment, the learned Justices of the Court of Appeal
affirmed the judgment of the High Court in favour of the
Plaintiff/Respondent/Respondent (hereinafter referred to as “the Respondent”)
dated 28th February, 2017 but varied the quantum of damages awarded
by the trial judge. The Appellant invokes the appellate jurisdiction of this Court
pursuant to an amended Notice of Appeal filed on 18th November, 2020
pursuant to leave granted by this Court on 12th November, 2020. <o:p></o:p>FACTS
OF THE CASE:<o:p></o:p>By a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim dated
10th November 2014, the Respondent, trading under the name and style
of Diplomatic Wear Designs, commenced an action at the High Court (Commercial
Division) Accra and sought the following reliefs against the Appellant; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of the
sum of Thirty-Five Thousand United States Dollars ($35,000.00) representing the
dollar component of special damages suffered as a result of Defendant’s breach
of its contract with Plaintiff herein for the supply of office wear for
Defendant’s staff in the year 2011 and which amount Defendant has failed and/
or refused to pay to Plaintiff in spite of several and repeated demands made
there for.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of the
sum of Seventy-Three Thousand, Six Hundred Cedis (GH¢ 73,600.00) representing
the Cedi component of special damages suffered as a result of Defendant’s
breach of its contract with Plaintiff for the supply of office wear for
Defendant’s staff in the year 2011 and which amount Defendant has failed and/or
refused to pay to Plaintiff in spite of several and repeated demands made there
for.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest on
relief (i) at the prevailing dollar rate from the 1st day of October
2011 to date of final payment.<o:p></o:p>