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DANIEL OFORI
V.
ECOBANK GHANA LIMITED

(2020) JELR 92012 (SC)

Supreme Court 17 Jun 2020 Ghana
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- The case involves an application by the 1st defendant/judgment debtor to determine the mode of calculating interest on a judgment debt. - The plaintiff was paid an amount of GHS13,762,240.00 by the 1st defendant on behalf of the original

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL MOTION NO. J8/64/2019
Judges:YEBOAH, CJ (PRESIDING) ,DOTSE, JSC , BAFFOE-BONNIE, JSC , APPAU, JSC , PWAMANG, JSC
Counsel:AMA OPOKU AMPONSAH WITH EMMANUEL DARKO FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/APPLICANT. THADDEUS SORY WITH NANA BOAKYE MENSAH-BONSU FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.

RULING

BAFFOE-BONNIE, JSC

This ruling is in respect of an application by the 1st defendant/judgment debtor for the court to determine the mode of calculating interest on the judgment debt in this case. The background to this application is that on 2nd June, 2008 the plaintiff was paid an amount of GHS13,762,240.00 by the 1st defendant on behalf of the original 2nd defendant in this case. The payment was for shares in Cal Bank Ltd 2nd defendant bought from the plaintiff. On receiving the money plaintiff instructed the 1st defendant to invest GHS6,160,240.00 in time deposits at an agreed interest of 30% per annum. The plaintiff made the 1st defendant to issue banker’s drafts covering the remainder GHS7,600,00.00 payable to plaintiff’s accounts with Zenith Bank and SSB Bank. On the next working day 1st defendant cancelled the banker’s drafts on the ground that the trade in the shares did not settle so plaintiff was not entitled to receive the money paid to him. The issue ended up in litiga…

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