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KOURANI KDOUH CO LTD
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SAHEL-SAHARA BANK (GH) LTD

(2017) JELR 66333 (CA)

Court of Appeal 1 Jun 2017 Ghana
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- The plaintiff, Kourani Kdouh Co Limited, filed a lawsuit against Sahel-Sahara Bank (Gh) Limited, claiming the return of $10,000 deposited into their USD account. - The plaintiff alleged that the bank blocked their attempts to retrieve the

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO.: H1/66/17
Judges:K. A. ACQUAYE JA (Presiding), B. ACKAH-YENSU JA, S. K. GYAN JA
Counsel:MR. STEPHEN OPOKU FOR APPELLANT,MS. ROSEMAY BAAH FOR RESPONDENT
Other Citations:(2017) JELR 107056 (CA)

JUDGMENT

ACKAH-YENSU, JA

The Plaintiff/Appellant, Kourani Kdouh Co Limited instituted an action against the Defendant/Respondent, Sahel-Sahara Bank (Gh) Limited on 13th January 2015, claiming the following reliefs:

“a. The amount of US$10,000.00 being the money the Plaintiff deposited into his USD account number 1121045109002.
b. Interest on the said US$10,000.00 from 2012 to date.
c. Legal costs
d. General Damages
e. Any other order(s) this Honourable Court may deem fit”.

The case of the Plaintiff/Appellant (hereinafter to be referred to simply as “the Appellant”) was that the Plaintiff/Company was a client of the Defendant/Respondent (also to be referred to hereinafter as “the Respondent”). The Appellant operated two (2) United States Dollar accounts (numbers 1121045109002 and 1123045109002) at the Madina Branch of Respondent Bank. Sometime in 2012, the Appellant deposited US$10,000 into account number 1121045109002. Thereafter, all efforts to retrieve the said amount from the account were …

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