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PETER GYEKE-ABOAGYE
V.
MOSES ASAMOAH

(2023) JELR 112199 (HC)

High Court 27 Apr 2023 Ghana
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- The plaintiff, an employee at the Bank of Ghana, claims that the defendant, a car dealer, owes him a total of GHC75,000. - The plaintiff alleges that he gave the defendant financial assistance of GHC65,000 to clear vehicles from the port

Case Details

Suit Number:GJ/1300/2019
Judges:BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS.), J
Counsel:JOSEPH OBENG-TWUM HOLDING BRIEF FOR EMMANUEL AMOFA FOR PLAINTIFF - PRESENT.
Location:Accra

JUDGMENT

1] Plaintiff is an employee at the Head office of Bank of Ghana, while defendant is a businessman, as well as, a car dealer.

2] PLAINTIFF’S CASE

Plaintiff’s case is that he and defendant are friends. Sometime in 2017, defendant invited him to a meeting he had convened with staff of Bank of Ghana who intended to purchase vehicles from him. Pursuant to the meeting, some staff of Bank of Ghana agreed to purchase vehicles from the defendant.

3] According to plaintiff, defendant sought financial assistance from him to the tune of Sixty Five Thousand Ghana cedis (GHC65,000) to enable him clear the vehicles from the port for the Bank of Ghana staff, which he gave to him. Plaintiff claims defendant has so far paid Thirty Thousand Ghana Cedis, leaving a balance of Thirty Five Thousand Ghana cedis out of that debt.

4] Plaintiff’s further case is that in July 2017, defendant offered to assist him to sell his Mercedez Benz C280 (2006 Model) at a price of Forty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC40,000…

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