THE BIG BOYS COMPANY LIMITED vs. ACCESS BANK GHANA LIMITED [2022]DLSC11709

Date	2022-06-01
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/46/2022
Citation No.	[2022]DLSC11709

YEBOAH CJ (PRESIDING)

PWAMANG JSC

AMEGATCHER JSC

OWUSU (MS.) JSC

TORKORNOO (MRS.) JSC

E. S. GOKA ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.

CHARLES TETTEY ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.

[2022]DLSC11709
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE BIG BOYS COMPANY LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ACCESS BANK GHANA LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/ RESPONDENT/CROSS
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;">

CIVIL APPEAL
NO. J4/46/2022&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;DATE: 1ST JUNE, 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>E. S. GOKA ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/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;">

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DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM <o:p></o:p>YEBOAH CJ (PRESIDING),
PWAMANG JSC, AMEGATCHER JSC, OWUSU (MS.) JSC, TORKORNOO (MRS.) 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;OWUSU (MS.) JSC:<o:p></o:p>On 26th November 2020, the Court of
Appeal, Accra, allowed the Defendant appeal in part and held among other things
that:<o:p></o:p>“In conclusion, I hereby set aside the award of
special damages made by the learned trial judge in favour of the
Plaintiff/Respondent in the sum of USD 25,000 per day from the date of
attachment of the machine i.e., 12 May 2016 to date of its released i.e., 15
March, 2017. In its place, I make an award in the nature of general damages in
the sum of the cedi equivalent of USD 200,000.<o:p></o:p>I set aside the cost of GHc 80,000 made in favour
of the Plaintiff/Respondent. In its place, I make an award of GHc20,000”.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Dissatisfied with the decision of the Court of Appeal, the
Plaintiff/Respondent appealed to this Court on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Judgment is against
the weight of evidence.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(b)&nbsp; The reduction of the Judgment amount of USD 7.6
million to USD 200,000 amounted to grave or substantial miscarriage of justice.<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Court of
Appeal fell into an error and caused substantial miscarriage of justice when it
held that the Plaintiff/Respondent did not prove the special damages claimed
notwithstanding that the Plaintiff tendered the written contract as proof of
the amount claimed daily as special damages.<o:p></o:p>(d)&nbsp; The reduction of the cost of GHc 80,000 awarded by
the trial court by the Court of Appeal to GHc 20,000.00 was not commensurate
with all the factors a judge must consider to award costs.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
relief sought from this Court is for the Judgment of the Court of Appeal dated
26th November,2020 to be set aside and the Judgment of the High
Court dated 7th June 2019 to be restored.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On
17th February, 2021, the Defendant filed a Cross-Appeal </main>