EBENEZER DARKWA AND ELIZABETH DARKWA vs. ADONTENG COMMUNITY BANK LTD. [2022]DLSC11697

Date	2022-06-15
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/56/2021
Citation No.	[2022]DLSC11697

PWAMANG JSC (PRESIDING)

DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC

TORKORNOO (MRS.) JSC

HONYENUGA JSC

KULENDI JSC

K. AMOAKO ADJEI ESQ. FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.

K. FOSU GYEABOUR ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS.

[2022]DLSC11697
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EBENEZER DARKWA AND ELIZABETH DARKWA (PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ADONTENG COMMUNITY BANK LTD.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/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;">

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
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solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/56/2021&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: 15TH JUNE, 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">K. AMOAKO ADJEI ESQ. FOR
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/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: 0cm 0cm 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0cm;">K. FOSU GYEABOUR ESQ. FOR
PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>PWAMANG JSC (PRESIDING), DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC,
TORKORNOO (MRS.) JSC, HONYENUGA 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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mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;HONYENUGA
JSC:-<o:p></o:p>This appeal is essentially against the judgment of
the Court of Appeal which was delivered on the 26th January,
2020.&nbsp; The Court of Appeal allowed the
appeal and set aside the Judgment of the High Court.&nbsp; In this appeal, the Plaintiffs/Appellants/Respondents
would be referred to as the first and second Respondents and the Defendant/Respondent/Appellant
as the Appellant.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The background of this appeal is not complex.&nbsp; On the 7th October 2014, the
appellant issued out a writ of summons against the 1st respondent
and two others at the High Court, Koforidua claiming from them jointly and
severally the recovery of an amount of GH¢128,167.04 and interest on the said
amount from the 1st August, 2014 to the date of judgment.&nbsp; Summary judgment was applied for and entered
in favour, of the appellant herein.&nbsp; With
judgment entered in their favour the appellant attached the Engen Petrol Filling
Station fitted with pumps at Old Tafo along the Koforidua - Kumasi road, Toyota
Tacoma vehicle with Registration Number GH 7635-Y and another item which was
not listed on the writ of fifa but was nevertheless attached in execution.
Dissatisfied with the action of the appellant, the respondents herein causeda
Notice of Claim to be filed at the court pursuant to Order 44 rule 13 of C.I.
47 which resulted into hearing of arguments in the court. Upon hearing
arguments, the court, on the 11thMarch 2015, released the Engen
Filling Station from attachment and on the 13th July 2015, released
the other attached properties of the respondents from attachment.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Feeling that the attachment was wrongful, the
respondents caused a writ of summons to be issued out accompanied by a
statement of claim against the appellant claiming:-<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;“a. Special damages;<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Loss of
anticipated revenue from the fuel station on fuel sales between 23rd
day of January 2015 to 18th day of March, 2015&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =GH¢1,093,917.00<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Loss of rent from
January, 2015 to July 2015&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&</main>