JUDGMENT
On 25-06-2008, David Darko, who says he is a Ghanaian ordinarily resident in the United States of America, caused a Writ of Summons to issue against the defendant, Roland Atta Kesson, by which he claims the following reliefs:
(i) A declaration that the plaintiff is the bona fide owner of BMW X 3 vehicle with chassis number WBXPA-93466-WD-30719.
(ii) An order releasing the said vehicle which is under preservation to the plaintiff.
(iii) An order compelling the defendant to pay Ghana cedis equivalent of US $100 per day from the date police impounded the vehicle till date of release for loss of use.
(iv) An order compelling defendant to pay cost to plaintiff.
(v) Costs.
The case of the plaintiff is that sometime in February, 2007, he imported a BMW X 3 cross country vehicle to Ghana for his use. When the vehicle arrived in Ghana, he engaged the services of a clearing agent who cleared the vehicle from the Tema Harbour after he, the plaintiff, had paid the requisite import duty and othe…