PETER GYEKE-ABOAGYE vs. MOSES ASAMOAH [2023]DLHC16033

Date	2023-04-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO. GJ/1300/2019
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC16033

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS.)

JOSEPH OBENG-TWUM HOLDING BRIEF FOR EMMANUEL AMOFA FOR PLAINTIFF - PRESENT.

[2023]DLHC16033
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >PETER
GYEKE-ABOAGYE <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MOSES ASAMOAH&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISION ONE,
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: black; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">SUIT NO. GJ/1300/2019&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;&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: 27TH APRIL 2023<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <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">JOSEPH OBENG-TWUM HOLDING BRIEF FOR
EMMANUEL AMOFA FOR PLAINTIFF - PRESENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER
LADYSHIP JUSTICE BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS.)<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in;">

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</div>&nbsp;1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plaintiff is
an employee at the Head office of Bank of Ghana, while defendant is a
businessman, as well as, a car dealer. <o:p></o:p>2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PLAINTIFF’S CASE <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plaintiff’s case is that he and
defendant are friends. Sometime in 2017, defendant invited him to a meeting he had
convened with staff of Bank of Ghana who intended to purchase vehicles from
him. Pursuant to the meeting, some staff of Bank of Ghana agreed to purchase
vehicles from the defendant. <o:p></o:p>3]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; According to
plaintiff, defendant sought financial assistance from him to the tune of Sixty
Five Thousand Ghana cedis (GHC65,000) to enable him clear the vehicles from the
port for the Bank of Ghana staff, which he gave to him. Plaintiff claims
defendant has so far paid Thirty Thousand Ghana Cedis, leaving a balance of
Thirty Five Thousand Ghana cedis out of that debt.<o:p></o:p>4]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plaintiff’s
further case is that in July 2017, defendant offered to assist him to sell his Mercedez
Benz C280 (2006 Model) at a price of Forty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC40,000).
Plaintiff claims that in spite of several demands and correspondence between
him and defendant, the defendant has refused to pay him the price of the car,
as well as the remaining balance on the financial assistance he gave him, the
total sum of which amounts to Seventy Five Thousand Ghana cedis (GHC75,000).<o:p></o:p>5]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plaintiff
claims he caused his lawyer on 19th December 2019 to write a letter
to defendant demanding payment of the outstanding sum of GHC75,000 but the
defendant disregarded the letter. It is the plaintiff’s case that defendant has
“evinced a clear and unmistakable intention not to discharge his indebtedness
to him unless compelled by the Court” hence, the instant action. <o:p></o:p>6]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plaintiff therefore seeks the following
reliefs; <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-</main>