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LATEX FOAM PRODUCTS LIMITED
V.
KWASI DWOMO

(2011) JELR 65790 (CA)

Court of Appeal 22 Dec 2011 Ghana
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- The plaintiff had a shop where he sold foam mattresses and had an agreement with the defendant to supply him with mattresses on credit. - While the plaintiff was away on a business trip, the defendant collected all the goods from the shop

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/05/2012
Judges:MARIAMA OWUSU (MISS) J.A. (PRESIDING,F.G. KORBIEH J.A,IRENE C. DANQUAH (MS.) J.A.
Counsel:MRS JANNIFER DJANBEA ASARE FOR 2ND DEFENDANT/RESPONDEN,MR. MUJEEB RAHMAN AHMED FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

JUDGEMENT

F.G. KORBIEH, J.A.

The plaintiff/respondent (hereinafter only referred to as the plaintiff) had a shop at Asokwa in Kumasi where he did retail trading and sold Latex foam mattresses, among other items. According to the plaintiff he paid a monthly rent of ¢400,000.00 for the shop. The plaintiff entered into an agreement with the defendant/appellant (hereinafter only referred to as the defendant) under which agreement the defendant supplied foam mattresses to the plaintiff on credit for sale at the plaintiff’s said shop. The plaintiff made payments to the defendant after the sales. On or about 1/10/2007 the plaintiff had to travel to South Africa on an emergency business trip. Whilst in SouthAfrica, the plaintiff got information from his wife (whom he had left in charge of the shop at Asokwa) that the defendant had come to the shop on the 8/10/2007, collected all the goods in it and locked up the shop amidst her protests. The plaintiff therefore rushed back to Ghana from South A…

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