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Land-law [2025] GHADC 134

Lamptey v Tagoe (A9/120/24)

Lamptey v Tagoe (A9/120/24) [2025] GHADC 134 (17 March 2025)

Rent and tenancy dispute where construction works were set off against arrears. The court ordered payment of a reduced balance and gave time to vacate.

  • Tenancy-agreement
  • Rent-arrears
  • Set-off
  • Valuation-of-construction-works
  • Recovery-of-possession
  • Landlord-tenant
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Contract-law

WADUDU VRS TANO (A2/48/23)

WADUDU VRS TANO (A2/48/23) [2024] GHADC 157 (20 March 2024)

District Court judgment on a cocoa supply dispute. The court found the Defendant owing 30 bags after part payment, while the Plaintiff also owed buffer, commission, and premium subject to set-off.

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Contract-law

ANAFO VRS YAKUBU (A2/77/23)

ANAFO VRS YAKUBU (A2/77/23) [2024] GHADC 87 (27 February 2024)

A Tamale district court resolved a vehicle repair and trip-income dispute by preferring the defendant’s evidence on set-off, awarding GHS4,030.00 to the defendant.

  • Breach-of-contract
  • Quantum-meruit
  • Set-off
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Vehicle-repair-dispute
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Contract-law

ANAFO VRS YAKUBU (A2/77/23)

ANAFO VRS YAKUBU (A2/77/23) [2024] GHADC 378 (27 February 2024)

District Court 2, Tamale held that the parties agreed to use a repaired vehicle for commercial trips to offset repair costs, and ordered the plaintiff to pay GHS4,030, with the vehicle returned to him.

  • Breach-of-contract
  • Set-off
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Counterclaim
  • Damages
  • Interest
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Contract [2023] GHACC 620

EBUTOR VRS EBUTOR (C5/184/2023)

EBUTOR VRS EBUTOR (C5/184/2023) [2023] GHACC 620 (15 December 2023)

The court dismissed the plaintiff’s rice-recovery claim, upheld the defendant’s counterclaim for GH₵2,500, and ordered the rice in custody to offset the debt.

  • Recovery-of-goods
  • Set-off
  • Counterclaim
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Debt-recovery
  • Civil-procedure
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Banking-law [2022] GHAHC 9

Digitronix Systems Ltd Vrs Jislah Financial Services Ltd

Digitronix Systems Ltd Vrs Jislah Financial Services Ltd [2022] GHAHC 9 (17 November 2022)

The High Court in Accra dismissed third-party claims in garnishee proceedings and granted a garnishee order absolute over funds in CBG Ltd.

  • Garnishee-proceedings
  • Set-off-rights
  • Priority-of-claims
  • Fraud-allegations
  • Interim-preservation-orders
  • Set-off
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Contract-law [2022] GHADC 367

BENJAMIN VRS AFI (A2/26/2021)

BENJAMIN VRS AFI (A2/26/2021) [2022] GHADC 367 (1 September 2022)

A district magistrate held that the plaintiff failed to prove 31 bags of rice were taken from his farm, and allowed the defendant’s set-off counterclaim.

  • Recovery-of-goods
  • Set-off
  • Counterclaim
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Civil-procedure
  • Debt-recovery
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Contract-law [2022] GHADC 365

AYISAH VRS AFI (A2/26/2021)

AYISAH VRS AFI (A2/26/2021) [2022] GHADC 365 (1 September 2022)

The court dismissed the plaintiff’s rice-recovery claim and allowed the defendant’s counterclaim in part, ordering a set-off against 14.5 bags of rice.

  • Recovery-of-goods
  • Set-off
  • Counterclaim
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Debt-recovery
  • Goods-recovery
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Contract [2022] GHADC 318

Ayisah Vrs Hayi

Ayisah Vrs Hayi [2022] GHADC 318 (1 September 2022)

The court dismissed the plaintiff’s rice-recovery claim, accepted the defendant’s counterclaim in part, and ordered set-off using 14.5 bags of rice in court.

  • Recovery-of-goods
  • Set-off
  • Counterclaim
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Debt-recovery
  • Civil-procedure
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Contract-law [2012] GHASC 4

Haajara Farms Ltd Vrs Societe-social Security Bank

Haajara Farms Ltd Vrs Societe-social Security Bank [2012] GHASC 4 (25 January 2012)

The Supreme Court held that the bank’s seizure of tractors was a fundamental breach, but the borrower still owed the accrued loan debt, subject to set-off against damages.

  • Loan-agreements
  • Conversion
  • Detinue
  • Concurrent-liability-in-contract-and-tort
  • Damages
  • Discharge-of-contract-by-breach
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