BEST ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD. vs. ALHAJI MOHAMMED ABASS [2022]DLCA15126

Date	2022-07-28
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/34/2022
Citation No.	[2022]DLCA15126

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) J A (PRESIDING)

ALEX B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG J A

SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J A

ENOCH AMOAH for the Defendant/Appellant

KWAME ADOFO for the Plaintiff/Respondent.

[2022]DLCA15126
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BEST ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ALHAJI MOHAMMED ABASS<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

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APPEAL NO.: H1/34/2022&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:
28TH JULY, 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ENOCH
AMOAH for the Defendant/Appellant<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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

KWAME ADOFO for the Plaintiff/Respondent.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) J A
(PRESIDING), ALEX B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG J A, SAMUEL
K. A. ASIEDU 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 0in;">

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</div>&nbsp;DOMAKYAAREH
(MRS.), JA:<o:p></o:p>[1] We have before us an interlocutory appeal against two
Rulings of the High Court, Kumasi dated 29th January, 2019 and 20th
December, 2018. In this judgment, the Plaintiff/Respondent/Respondent will be
called the Respondent while the Defendant/Applicant/Appellant will be called
the Appellant. The Respondent commenced his action against the Appellant on 5th
November, 2018 and by an Amended Writ of Summons on the same day accompanied by
a Statement of Claim, he claimed the following reliefs against the Appellant;
namely: -<o:p></o:p>RELIEFS AS PER AMENDED WRIT OF SUMMONS
AND STATEMENT OF CLAIM:<o:p></o:p>a.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Liquidated
sum of GH¢300,000.00<o:p></o:p>b.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Special
damages of GH¢15,000.00 per month from April 2018 till date of final payment<o:p></o:p>c.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&</main>