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MADAM BEATRICE ODURO
V.
LEONARD UCHE ANYIM & ANOR

(2023) JELR 112121 (HC)

High Court 30 Mar 2023 Ghana
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- Plaintiff, a businesswoman, supplied the late Donatus Paul with second-hand clothing on credit, leaving an outstanding debt of £56,019; she sought recovery from the deceased’s brother (1st defendant) and widow (2nd defendant), alleging bo

Case Details

Suit Number:GJ/436/19
Judges:BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS.), J
Counsel:PERRY EDEM AMEMORNU HOLDING BRIEF FOR VINCENT AIKINS FOR THE PLAINTIFF -PRESENT
Location:Accra

JUDGMENT

1] PARTIES

The plaintiff is a business woman who lives in Kumasi; 1 defendant is a brother of one Donatus Paul deceased, while 2 Defendant is the surviving spouse of the late Donatus Paul.

2]  FACTS OF THE CASE

Plaintiff’s case

3] The plaintiffs’ case is that she is a business woman who imports bales of second hand clothing from the United Kingdom for sale in Ghana. According to the plaintiff, she got to know the late Donatus Paul from the 1 defendant with whom she had been doing business for over 15 years. Plaintiff claims that on 15 October 2015, she supplied the late Donatus Paul with second hand clothing worth £153,977 out of which he paid £97,958 leaving a balance of £56, 019.  Plaintiff claims that it has come to her notice that the late Donatus Paul was buried on 10 November 2018 and yet defendants have made no attempt to settle the deceased’s debt owed her. Plaintiff further claims she has been reliably informed that the deceased left behind properties including monies whi…

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