ASHDEN TRADING PTY LTD
V.
SAMARTEX TIMBER & PLYWOOD CO. LTD

(2014) JELR 65348 (CA)

Court of Appeal 10 Dec 2014 Ghana
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- This is an appeal against a judgment in a commercial case. - The plaintiff purchased plywood from the defendant, but claimed that the goods were not of merchantable quality and contained defects. - The plaintiff also claimed that the defe

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Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/31/14
Judges:C. J. HONYENUGA J.A (PRESIDING), B. F. ACKAH-YENSU J.A, SAAED KWAKU GYAN J.A
Counsel:SAMUEL ADINKRA FOR PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT,BRIGHT OTCHERE-AGYEKUM FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

BARBARA ACKAH-YENSU, JA

This is an appeal against the judgment of the Commercial Division of the High Court sitting in Sekondi and dated 13th March, 2013.

A summary of the Plaintiff/Respondent’s case is that pursuant to a contract between the Parties, the Plaintiff/Respondent between July and December 2009, purchased five (5) containers load of plywood (Chenchen and Ceiba) from the Defendant/Appellant at a total cost of US$148,801.48 (AUD 183,705.55).

Plaintiff/Respondent who required the goods for sale to the construction industry specifically indicated the quality grading of the goods to be B/BB and better grading. They also provided specific additional requirements and/or specifications for each order. It was the further case of the Plaintiff/Respondent that it was an implied condition of the said contract and the Defendant/Appellant thereby warranted that the goods would be of merchantable quality. In breach of the contract and the said condition and warranty, the goods delivered by …

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