OMNIBSIC BANK GHANA LTD. vs. UNISECURITIES GHANA LTD AND HODA PROPERTIES LTD. [2023]DLCA15151

Date	2023-03-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/42/2021
Citation No.	[2023]DLCA15151

M. WELBOURNE (MRS) J.A. (PRESIDING)

BRIGHT MENSAH J.A.

BARTELS-KODWO (MRS.) J.A.

HENRY ACQUAYE WITH ADWOA FREMA ASARE FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

NANCY AMATEIFIO FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

[2023]DLCA15151
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">OMNIBSIC BANK GHANA LTD.<o:p></o:p><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">UNISECURITIES GHANA LTD<span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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AND <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">HODA PROPERTIES LTD.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS<span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">SUIT NO. H1/42/2021<span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:#2000">&nbsp;DATE:
23RD MARCH 2023<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>HENRY
ACQUAYE WITH ADWOA FREMA ASARE FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS<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;">

NANCY AMATEIFIO FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>M. WELBOURNE (MRS) J.A. (PRESIDING)<span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:#2000">, BRIGHT MENSAH J.A.<span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:#2000">, BARTELS-KODWO (MRS.) 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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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;WELBOURNE, J.A<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This is an appeal against
the ruling of the High Court dated 17th December, 2021.<o:p></o:p>In this appeal the Plaintiff/Appellant
will be known as Appellant and the Defendant/Respondent as 1st and 2nd
Respondents.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
Background<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff/Appellant began the suit against Unisecurities
Ghana limited and 2nd Defendan</main>