[2020]DLCA8567 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">BEATRICE MENSAH TAYUI<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">TLG CAPITAL PARTNERS (GHANA) LTD, TLG CAPITAL SAVINGS & LOANS LTD AND TLG CAPITAL FLEET PARTNERS LTD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">ACCESS BANK (GH) LTD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">SUIT NO. H1/182/2019 </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">DATE: </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">13<sup>TH</sup> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">FEB, 2020</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">NUTIFAFA NUTSUKPUI FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">MISS MARGARET A. OWUSU FOR 4<sup>TH</sup> DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">BARBARA ACKAH-YENSU (JA) PRESIDING, HENRY KWOFIE (JA), N.C.A. AGBEVOR (JA)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">HENRY A. KWOFIE (JA):<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">This an appeal against the judgment of the High Court Accra (Commercial Division) dated 18<sup>th</sup> July 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">In that judgment the High Court entered judgment in favour of the plaintiff as against the 1<sup>st</sup>, 2<sup>nd</sup> and 3<sup>rd</sup> defendants to recover the sum of US$6Million placed with the 1<sup>st</sup> defendant at the agreed interest rate as well as exchange losses the plaintiff will suffer due to the unlawful conversion of her fund from US Dollars to Ghana cedis. The trial judge however dismissed the plaintiff’s case as against the 4<sup>th</sup> defendant. She also awarded the 4<sup>th</sup> defendant general damages of GH¢200,000 and cost of GH¢50,000.00 as against the plaintiff. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Dissatisfied with the said judgment in relation to the 4<sup>th</sup> defendant the plaintiff/appellant herein after called the plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal against the judgment on the 16<sup>th</sup> of October 2019 on the following grounds: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">GROUNDS OF APPEAL<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:108.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">i)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The judgment of the court below is against the weight of the evidence at the trial.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:54.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:108.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-al