DALEX FINANCE AND LEASING COMPANY LTD. V. EBENEZER DENZEL AMANOR & ORS.
(2021) JELR 107271 (SC)
Supreme Court
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CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/02/2020
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14 Apr 2021
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Ghana
Coram
BAFFOE-BONNIE, JSC (PRESIDING)
APPAU, JSC
PWAMANG, JSC
DORDZIE (MRS.), JSC
HONYENUGA, JSC
Appearances
SAMUEL M. CODJOE ESQ FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/APPELLANT.
PETER ZWENNES FOR THE 3RD DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.
Judgement
<h2 style="text-align: center;">JUDGMENT</h2><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>PWAMANG JSC</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">My Lords, this appeal presents for our consideration the circumstances under which a limited liability company may be held liable on account of the fraudulent acts of its official. From the facts of the case, it is beyond doubt that John Oseku Ankrah, who at all material times was the Finance Manager of the 3rd defendant/respondent/respondent (the 3rd defendant), in his engagements with the plaintiff/appellant/appellant (the plaintiff), was acting a role in a choreographed performance put up to deceive and defraud unsuspecting third parties. The performance involved a number of conspirators and they succeeded in collecting an amount of about GHS6,539,612.00 from the plaintiff, a non Bank Financial Institution, as loans that have not been repaid. As is usual with this type of cases, the prospects of recovering the money from the fraudsters are dim so the court has been called upon to decide, between the plaintiff and the 3rd defendant, a big multinational telecommuni…</p>