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IBRAHIM SIBIE & ANOR

(2019) JELR 107159 (HC)

High Court 31 Jan 2019 Ghana
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- The plaintiff filed a lawsuit against the defendants seeking a refund of $340,000, interest on the amount, damages for fraudulent misrepresentation, and costs. - The plaintiff alleges that the first defendant misrepresented that he had a

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Suit Number:GJ/720/18
Judges:GIFTY AGYEI ADDO
Counsel:SAMMANI M. ZAKARI FOR THE PLAINTIFF. J. K. YEBOAH FOR THE DEFENDANT.

J U D G M E N T

The Plaintiff instituted the instant action on 8th May, 2018 against the Defendants for

the reliefs endorsed on the Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim which are as

follows:

a. An order for refund of the cedi equivalent of the sum of US$340,000.00 being

consideration for the land.

b. Interest on the said cedi equivalent of US$340,000.00 at the prevailing commercial bank rate of interest from May, 2014 to date of full and final payment.

c. Damages of fraudulent misrepresentation.

d. Cost on full indemnity basis.

The gravamen of the Plaintiffs claim is contained in paragraphs 3 to 12 of the Statement of Claim, a summation of which is as follows:

The Plaintiff says that in or around 2014, the 1st Defendant represented to it that he had a plot of land measuring 0.488 more or less located at Dome on the Accra-Nsawam road which he was willing to sell to it.

The Plaintiff further states that subsequent to the said representation, the 1st Defendant

offered and the Plaintiff accepte…

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