GEORGINA AKOSUA OF WENCHI v. KWABENA BAYESE OF HANI

The plaintiff herein sued the defendant seeking from the court and against the

defendant;

(a) A recovery of cash the sum of GH₵4,000.00 being money plaintiff borrowed

for the defendant to start his business.

(b) Cost and general damages for breach of agreement.

Defendant pleaded not liable to the claims after same were read and explained to

him.

Having therefore perused the plaintiff’s particulars of claim, the following issues

were set down for trial;

(1) Whether or not the plaintiff gave the said GH₵4,000.00 to the defendant to start

any business.

(2) Whether or not the defendant took the said GH₵4,000.00.

(3) Whether or not the defendant failed to pay back the GH₵4,000.00 and

(4) Whether or not the plaintiff is entitle to a recover of the GH₵4,000.00 from the

defendant.

In her evidence in-chief, plaintiff told the court she is Georgina Donokomi and is

also known as Georgina Akosua and she lives in Wenchi. That she (plaintiff) is a

seamstress and she met the defendant herein in the year 2020.

That the defendant promised to marry her (plaintiff) and so they started a

relationship. Plaintiff said a year later the defendant called and told her (plaintiff) his

(defendant) sister (D.W.1) at Dormaa Ahenkro asked him (defendant) to come to Dormaa

Ahenkro for a job offer. Plaintiff said the defendant went to Dormaa Ahenkro and hwne

he returned from Dormaa, he (defendant) he said he needed an amount of GH₵4,500.00

before he (defendant) could get the job. That defendant said he had an amount of

GH₵500.00 on him (defendant) and so needed the remaining GH₵4,000.00 for the forms

to get the job. Plaintiff said she told defendant she had no money but she was doing susu

with the Vision Fund.

Plaintiff said she went to them and they gave her (plaintiff) a loan of GH₵4,000.00

and she gave it to the defendant. Then later the defendant asked her (plaintiff) to go with

him to Dormaa to see where he was going to work. Plaintiff said she went with the

defendant and returned the next day.

Plaintiff said after she came back from Dormaa she (plaintiff) had information that

the defendant impregnated a lady. When she (plaintiff) asked the defendant he confirmed

same.

Plaintiff said she then told defendant to give her back her (plaintiff) money so she

will repay the loan. That defendant agreed but later came for his (defendant) belongings

from her (plaintiff) room. Plaintiff said she never saw defendant again and when she

(plaintiff) calls defend