{"id":10768,"date":"2023-01-27T21:09:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T21:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/01\/27\/court-orders-woman-to-refund-ghc-990k-to-man-who-paid-her-fees-but-refuses-to-marry-him\/"},"modified":"2023-01-27T21:09:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T21:09:32","slug":"court-orders-woman-to-refund-ghc-990k-to-man-who-paid-her-fees-but-refuses-to-marry-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/01\/27\/court-orders-woman-to-refund-ghc-990k-to-man-who-paid-her-fees-but-refuses-to-marry-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Court orders woman to refund Ghc 990k to man who paid her fees but refuses to marry him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>A woman who backed out of marrying a man who had paid her school fees has been ordered to refund shillings 9.4 million (about $80,000) which is equient to Ghc 992,252.80 which is over 9.9 billion old Ghana cedis spent on her.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Chief Magistrate\u2019s Court of Kanungu ordered Fortunate Kyarikunda, who dumped the lover that had sponsored her studies to refund shs9.4 million spent on her as well as pay legal costs.<\/p>\n<p>The Magistrate Grade One, Asanasio Mukobi delivered the ruling following a successful application by the plaintiff, Richard Tumwine.<\/p>\n<p>According to the court documents seen by the Nile Post, Tumwine, in 2015 while he was a teacher at Kiringa Primary School, met Kyarikunda who had come to the same school for teaching practice. Eventually, they started a love relationship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: Court orders lady to pay guy Ghc 4000 for refusing to visit him after collecting Ghc 80 transport fare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the pair entered a promise to marry in 2018 while at the same time, Tumwine committed to supporting the defendant\u2019s studies at Law Development Centre (LDC), an exercise that cost him Shs9.4m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe plaintiff financially supported the defendant including sponsoring her for a Diploma in Law at LDC. He spent Shs9,439, 100,\u201d the court document partly reads.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"266198\" alt=\"Court orders woman to refund Ghc 990k to man who paid her fees but refuses to marry him\" class=\"wp-image-266198\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Court-orders-woman-to-refund-Ghc-990k-to-man-who-paid-her-fees-but-refuses-to-marry-him.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"266198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Court-orders-woman-to-refund-Ghc-990k-to-man-who-paid-her-fees-but-refuses-to-marry-him.png\" alt=\"Court orders woman to refund Ghc 990k to man who paid her fees but refuses to marry him\" class=\"wp-image-266198\"  \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>After agreeing to arrange an introduction ceremony in February 2022, Tumwine told the court that Kyarikunda turned down the proposal on the grounds that he was too old for her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn 10th January 2022, the two persons arranged for an introduction ceremony and a budget was drawn with the function slated for February 2022. The defendant later turned against the plaintiff saying she cannot marry an old man hence this suit,\u201d the court document stated.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, a disappointed Tumwine ran to court seeking reimbursement of the funds he had spent on her prior to the failed relationship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: Court orders Korra Obidi and Justin Dean to stop posting their children on social media<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He also sought general damages to the tune of Shs1m from the defendant.<\/p>\n<p>According to the court, Kyarikunda was served with court processes but failed to file a defence to the suit, hence granting Tumwine an order to proceed with the suit.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-court-decides\"><strong>Court decides<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Following a court sitting on Wednesday, Mukobi ruled in favour of Tumwine and ordered Kyarikunda to refund Shs9.4 he spent on her, saying she had breached the promise to marry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsequently, I hold that since the promise to marry was not fulfilled by the defendant to the detriment of the plaintiff, then the plaintiff is entitled to reimbursement of his Shs9,439,100 spent on her,\u201d Mukobi ruled.<\/p>\n<p>The court further ruled that Kyarikunda pays Shs1m in general damages to Tumwine for inconveniences and psychological anguish.<\/p>\n<p>She was also ordered to pay legal costs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c..I find that this is a proper case in which the plaintiff should be awarded the costs of the suit to be paid by the defendant. I so order.\u201d the judge ordered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong> <strong>I murdered her for refusing to marry me after spending 60 million on her<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Credit: Neilpost <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>));\/**\/<\/script><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; A woman who backed out of marrying a man who had paid her school fees has been ordered to refund shillings 9.4 million (about $80,000) which is equient to Ghc 992,252.80 which is over 9.9 billion old Ghana cedis spent on her. 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