GLENCORE A.G vs. VOLTA ALUMINUM COMPANY LIMITED []DLSC3019

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WOOD (MRS)CJ (PRESIDING)

ANSAH JSC

DOTSE JSC

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

AKAMBA JSC

DAVID ATTA ASIEDU ESQ. WITH HIM DAVID ADU-TUTU JNR. JOSEPH KWADWO KONADU AND NELSON AKONDOR FOR THE PLAINTIFF /APPELLANT/APPELLANT.

RAYMOND CODJOE ESQ. WITH HIM BARBARA HOLM-FLEISCHER FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT

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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GLENCORE A.G<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>VOLTA ALUMINUM COMPANY
LIMITED<o:p></o:p>&nbsp; [SUPREME COURT,
ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/40/2013&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: 28ST JANUARY, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>DAVID
ATTA ASIEDU ESQ. WITH HIM DAVID ADU-TUTU JNR.&nbsp;
JOSEPH KWADWO KONADU AND NELSON AKONDOR FOR THE PLAINTIFF
/APPELLANT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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RAYMOND
CODJOE ESQ. WITH HIM BARBARA HOLM-FLEISCHER FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/
RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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WOOD (MRS)CJ (PRESIDING), ANSAH JSC, DOTSE JSC,
BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, AND AKAMBA JSC<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>JONES DOTSE JSC:-<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It is provided in sections 1 (1), 47, 48 (1) and (2) of the Sale of Goods Act, 1962 (Act
137) as follows:<o:p></o:p>“1(1) a
contract for the sale of goods is a contract by which the seller &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; agrees to transfer the property in
the goods to the buyer for a &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; consideration
called the price, consisting wholly or partly of money.”<o:p></o:p>47.
Damages for non-acceptance<o:p></o:p>(1)
Where the buyer wrongfully neglects or refuses to accept and pay for &nbsp;&nbsp; the goods in accordance with the terms of the
contract, the seller may &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; maintain an
action against the buyer for damages for non-acceptance.<o:p></o:p>(2)
In a contract for the sale of goods to be delivered by instalments,<o:p></o:p>(a)
if each instalment is to be separately paid for, subsection (1) shall &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; apply to each instalment
separately, but where the buyer has by &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; words
or &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; conduct shown an intention to
repudiate the contract &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the seller
may, if the &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; seller accepts the
repudiation, maintain an &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; action
for damages for non-acceptance in respect of the &nbsp;goods;<o:p></o:p>(b)
in any other case, a breach in respect of one or more instalments shall &nbsp;&nbsp; be treated for the purposes of subsection (1)
as though it were a breach in &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; respect
of the whole contract or of the remaining part of the contract.<o:p></o:p>48.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Assessment of damages<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(1) The measure of damages in an action for
damages is the loss &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; which could
reasonably have been foreseen by the buyer at &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; time when the &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; contract was made as likely to arise
from the &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; breach of contract.<o:p></o:p>(2)
Where there is an available market for the goods, the measure of damages is
prima facie to be ascertained by the differences between the contract price and
the market or current price.<o:p></o:p>(a)
If a time has been fixed for acceptance, or if the buyer repudiates the &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; contract before the time of performance, and
the seller does &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; not accept the
repudiation, at the time or times when the goods ought to have been accepted.<o:p></o:p>(b)
In any other case, at the time or times of the refusal to accept the goods.”
Emphasis supplied.<o:p></o:p>BRIEF FACTS<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal by the Plaintiff/Appellant/Appellant, hereafter referred to as the
Plaintiff against the decision of the Court of Appeal rendered on 7th
day of July, 2011 which also affirmed the decision of the High Court, dated 13th
November 2009 by which the Defendants/Respondents/Respondents hereafter
referred to as the Defendants were directed to pay the Plaintiff’s, general
damages of GH¢25,000.00.<o:p></o:p>