Customer Support

ERIC KOFI ASAMOAH AND APRAMANG KUMASI
V.
STEPHEN NYAMEKYE AND BREMANG-KUMASI

(2019) JELR 67462 (SC)

Supreme Court 8 May 2019 Ghana
BriefBot icon

BriefBot Summary

Free

- The appellant and respondent jointly arranged for an overdraft facility of GHC 50,000.00 from Stanbic Bank, secured by respondent’s property, with an understanding to share the principal and interest payments pro rata. - Appellant alleged

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/03/2019
Judges:ADINYIRA (MRS.) JSC (PRESIDING), BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, MARFUL-SAU JSC, AMEGATCHER JSC, KOTEY JSC
Counsel:STEPHEN OPPONG FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT,K. A. ASANTE-KROBEA FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT

MARFUL-SAU, JSC: -

The appellant in this appeal is urging us to set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal, sitting at Kumasi on 19th July 2016, which reversed the decision of the trial High Court, Kumasi. The trial High Court had entered judgment for the appellant herein on the 22nd of December, 2014. From the facts of the case, the parties agreed that appellant herein, would obtain an overdraft facility from Stanbic Bank for their common use, using the respondent’s property as security. The arrangement was that the parties will both use the facility of GHC 50,000.00 and share the interest payment on a pro rata basis depending on how much each had out of the GHC 50,000.00. The overdraft facility was granted in December 2007 and an account in the name of appellant’s business “Asamok Enterprise’’ was opened for the disbursement of the overdraft.

The appellant initially gave the respondent GHC 10,000.00 in 2007 and later the amount was increased to GHC 20,000.00. As agreed by the parti…

There's more. Sign in to continue reading.

judy.legal is the comprehensive database of case law and legislation from Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. Gain seamless access to over 77,000 cases, recent judgments, statutes, and rules of court.