DANIEL SARFO vs. JONAS QUARTEY [2022]DLHC11755

Date	2022-05-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO. GJ/1680/2019
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC11755

HIS LORDSHIP FRANCIS OBIRI

STEPHEN SAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF

ROBERT YARTEY FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2022]DLHC11755
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DANIEL SARFO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>JONAS QUARTEY<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
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</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>STEPHEN SAH
FOR THE PLAINTIFF <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<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP
FRANCIS OBIRI<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;The Plaintiff per
his writ of summons filed on 26th July, 2019 claims against the
Defendant as follows: -<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that Defendant seizure of Plaintiff’s
Hyundai 5-ton truck with registration number AW 9075-14 in August, 2016 was
unlawful, and an order directed at Defendant to replace Plaintiff’s said truck
or in the alternative recovery of the market value of the said truck.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order setting aside any purported court order
granting Defendant the authority to seize Plaintiff’s truck.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of loss of income from the Defendant’s
illegal seizure of the said vehicle from August 2016 to date of payment
assessed at GH¢7,000.00 per week.<o:p></o:p>The Defendant
entered appearance on 9th August 2019 and filed his defence on 11th
October, 2019.&nbsp; At the close of
pleadings, the following issues were set down for trial.<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not Defendant seized Plaintiff’s car, the
subject matter of this suit.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not Plaintiff voluntarily left the car,
the subject matter of this suit in the house of the Defendant.<o:p></o:p>c.