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MOHAMMED WOLLEY
V.
SALAMI FATAL

(2008) JELR 69556 (CA)

Court of Appeal 22 May 2008 Ghana
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- This is an appeal against a judgment in a commercial court case. - The appellant filed four grounds of appeal and was later allowed to argue five additional grounds. - The grounds of appeal include errors in the judge's conclusion, allowi

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/233/2007
Judges:ABBAN [MRS.] J.A. [PRESIDING], KANYOKE J.A., BAFFOE-BONNIE J.A
Counsel:MR. THOMAS HUGHES FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT ,MR. OSMAN MOHADEEN DOGO FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

JUDGMENT

ABBAN [MRS.], J.A.

This is an appeal against the judgment of the Commercial Court, Accra delivered on the 17th April, 2007. The judgment went against the Defendant [hereinafter referred to as the Appellant] and being dissatisfied he has appealed to this court. Originally the Appellant filed four [4] grounds of appeal and was subsequently given leave by he court to argue five [5] additional grounds of appeal. In all, the following constitute his grounds of appeal inclusive of the additional grounds:—

i. Original

That the learned judge erred when she came to the conclusion that the Defendant was indebted to the Plaintiff for the sum of four hundred and fifty million cedis [¢450,000,000.00] in the face of evidence to the contrary.

ii. That the learned trial judge erred by allowing evidence that had the effect of impeaching the Defendant’s credibility in the course of Plaintiff’s evidence in chief.

iii. That the learned trial judge erred when she failed in the interest of justice to ap…

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