DODOO (MRS), J.
The Plaintiff’s claim against the Defendants jointly and severally was for an amount of $22,000.00 or its cedi equivalent together with interest as well as GH¢100,000.00 in damages being lost income and business as a result of the Defendants’ conduct.
It was the Plaintiff’s case that it acquired a quantity of frozen chicken products which products were in 1st Defendant’s custody. The 2nd Defendant approached the Plaintiff to purchase the whole consignment of goods. The Plaintiff contended that it released to the 2nd Defendant a copy of the document pertaining to the goods to enable 2nd Defendant do his due diligence. The Plaintiff contended further that it should not have been possible for the 2nd Defendant to clear the goods from the 1st Defendant without a copy of the original documents or a telex release yet it later discovered that the 2nd Defendant had connived with the 1st Defendant’s employee to clear said goods by presenting forged documents.
The Defendants entere…