6548 VERŻJONI ONLINE<strong>Gazzetta</strong> <strong>tal</strong>-<strong>Gvern</strong> ta’ <strong>Malta</strong> 18,901...omissis...Il-konvenut, minkejja li ġie interpellat kif premess u ankemitlub verbalment mill-attur, sabiex iħallas l-ammont rikjestbaqa’ inadempjenti u għalhekk kellha ssir din il-kawża.Dawn il-fatti naf bihom personalment.Talab il-konvenut jgħid għalfejn din l-Onorabbli Qortim’għandhiex:Tiddikjara illi l-konvenut debitur versu s-soċjetà attriċifl-ammont ta’€27,393.43. ammont dovut għall-konsenji <strong>tal</strong>ilmameħuda u aċċettati mill-konvenut.Tordna l-konvenut iħallas l-imsemmija somma lill-attur,kif fuq premess.Bl-ispejjeż.Rat ir-risposta ġuramentata ta’ Omar Micallef, li in forzatagħha eċċepixxa illi:...omissis...Illi b’sentenza <strong>tal</strong>-15 ta’ Diċembru 2011, fil-kawża flismijietpremessi l-Ewwel Onorabbli Prim’Awla <strong>tal</strong>-QortiĊivili, iddeċidiet billi laqgħet it-<strong>tal</strong>biet <strong>tal</strong>-attur u kkundannatlill-konvenut iħallas lill-attur is-somma sitta u għoxrinelf, seba’ mija u sebgħa u tmenin euro u disgħa u sebgħinċenteżmu, bl-ispejjeż.Illi l-esponent ħass ruħu aggravata bil-preċitata sentenzau għalhekk interpona umli appell minnha quddiem il-Qorti<strong>tal</strong>-Appell kompetenti.Illi l-aggravju tiegħu huwa ċar u manifest u jikkonsistifis-segwenti.L-Ewwel Qorti bir-rispett kollu lejha inġustament qalbetl-oneru <strong>tal</strong>-prova billi tefgħet il-piż <strong>tal</strong>-prova fuq il-konvenutu naqset milli tagħmel valutazzjoni korretta <strong>tal</strong>-provi. Illibir-rispett l-oneru <strong>tal</strong>-prova kien jinkombi kollu fuq l-atturbiex dan jirnexxi fit-<strong>tal</strong>biet tiegħu. Biex l-attur jirnexxif’azzjoni minnu intentat kellu jagħmel prova ta’ diversiaffarijiet ...omissis... Huwa ċar mir-riżultanzi proċesswali lin-negozju ma kienx wieħed sempliċi ta’ bejgħ ta’ ilma immakien imqiegħed f’negozju iżjed wiesgħa.Il-ftehim kien bejn iben l-attur u l-konvenut u dan il-ftehimkien dwar bejgħ ta’ trakk. Il-ftehim dwar il-konsenja <strong>tal</strong>-ilmakien sussidjarju għall-ftehim <strong>tal</strong>-bejgħ tat-trakk. ...omissis...Il-kontestazzjoni kienet jekk il-ftehim dwar il-konsenja ta’...omissis...The defendant, despite that he was called upon aspremised and even verbally asked by the plaintiff to pay theamount required remained in default and thus this cause hadto be made.I know these facts personally.He asked the defendant to state why this HonourableCourt should not:Declare the defendant a debtor towards the plaintiffcompany, in the amount of €27,393.43 amount duefor consignements of water taken and accepted by thedefendant.Order the defendant to pay the said sum to the plaintiff,as above premised.With costs.Saw the sworn reply of Omar Micallef, in virtue of whichhe pleaded that:...omissis...That in virtue of a judgement of the 15th December 2011,in the cause in the names premised, the Honourable FirstCourt Civil Hall, decided by upholding the demands of theplaintiff and condemned the defendant to pay the plaintiffthe sum of twenty six thousand, seven hundred and eightyseven euro and seventy nine cents, with costs.That the applicant, felt aggrieved by this judgement andthus humbly filed this appeal from it before the competentCourt of Appeal.That the grievance is clear and manifest and consists inthe following.The Court of First Instance, with all respect towardsit,unjustly turned over the burden of proof by shifting allthe burden of proof on to the defendant and failed to do acorrect evaluation of the proof. That with respect all theburden of proof fell upon the plaintiff, so that he succeeds inhis demands. In order that the plaintiff succeeds in an actionbrought forward by him he had to prove various things...omissis... It is clear from the records of the proceedingsthat the business was not simply one of the sale of water, butwas part of a wider business.The agreement was between the plaintiff and thedefendant and this agreement was regarding the sale of atruck. The agreement regarding the delivery of water wassecondary to the agreement of the sale of the truck...omissis..
It-13 ta’ April, 2012 VERŻJONI ONLINE6549l-ilma kienx konsenja mingħajr ħlas ieħor. Apparti il-prezztat-trakk jew kienx jinvolvi biss posponiment <strong>tal</strong>-ħlas <strong>tal</strong>prezzta’ ilma, sa meta t-trakk ikun tħallas....omissis...Hemm imbagħad indizji qawwijin ħafna li messemhominduċew lill-ewwel Qorti biex tara li l-verżjoni <strong>tal</strong>-atturmhux biss ma kienitx kredibbli imma l-komportament kollu<strong>tal</strong>-partijiet kien jaqbel mal-fatt li ma kien hemm ebda ħsiebli ta’ dak l-ilma kellu eventwalment jsir ħlas.L-attur li qiegħed jirreklama prezz, kien tenut jipproval-ftehim dwar il-prezz <strong>tal</strong>-oġġett kif ukoll jagħmel prova <strong>tal</strong>kwantitàli tkun ġiet konsenjata. Ma jistax jipprentendi, lil-Qorti, għandha toqgħod fuq stima li jagħmel huwa stess ta’x’suppost ha l-konvenut bhala ilma meta evidetement kellumezz semplici ħafna biex jistabilixxi dan mingħajr dubbjugħal ħadd....omissis...Kien obbligu <strong>tal</strong>-attur li huwa jipprokura li jkollu din ilprovau ma setgħetx il-Qorti, tistrieh fuq kongettura u cioèl-istima <strong>tal</strong>-istess attur, ta’ x’suppost il-konvenut ħa bħalailma....omissis...Naturalment billi l-konvenut kien ftehim li l-ilma makienx se jħallas tiegħu ma sammx rendikont <strong>tal</strong>-konsum.Imma fil-fatt lanqas żamm rendikont <strong>tal</strong>-konsum l-attur...omissis... Bir-rispett <strong>tal</strong>i nuqqas għandu jkun fa<strong>tal</strong>i għat<strong>tal</strong>ba<strong>tal</strong>-attur indipendentement mill-kwistjoni ta’ x’kienftehim għaliex jonqos il-prova <strong>tal</strong>-ammont ikkonsmat. Huwaukoll importanti li wieħed jinnota li ma hux sew li wieħedjoqgħod bil-għama fuq kalkolu u stima li għamel l-atturmeta ma kien hemm ebda kontroll ta’ dik lis-stima.Fl-aħħar nett l-esponent jirrileva li stante li ma kienhemm l-ebda ammont likwidat l-ebda forma ta’ invoicingu l-ebda kont, ma setgħux jiddekorru ebda mgħax qabel l-ammont ma jiġi ġudizzjarjament likwidat....omissis...Għaldaqstant l-esponent filwaqt li jagħmel riferenzagħall-provi ġa prodotti u fil-waqt li jagħmel riferenza għallproviga prodotti u fil waqt li jirriserva li jipproduċi dawkil-provi kollha permessi mil-liġi, inkluża is-subizzjoni <strong>tal</strong>attur,jitlob bir-rispett li dina l-Onorabbli Qorti, tirrevoka s-sentenza <strong>tal</strong>-Onorabbli Prim’Awla <strong>tal</strong>-Qorti Ċivili, fil-kawżafl-ismijiet premessi <strong>tal</strong>-14 ta’ Diċembru 2011 u b’ hekkThe contestation was whether the agreement regarding theconsignement of water was a consignement without anotherpayment. Apart from the price of the truck or whether itinvolved only a postponment of payment of the price ofwater, till the truck is payed....omissis...There are then strong indications that should haveinduced the Court of First Instance to see that the version ofthe plaintiff was not only not credible but all the behaviourof the parties conformed with the fact that there was nointention that the water was to be eventually paid.The plaintiff who is claiming a price, was bound to proveagreement regarding the price of the object, as well as toprovide proof as to the amount delivered. He cannot expect,that the Court, should rely on an estimation he himself madeof what the defendant should have taken, when evidently hehad a very simple means to establish this without doubt foranybody....omissis...It was a duty of the plaintiff, to see that he has this proofand the Court could not rely on conjecture and namely theestimation of the plaintiff of what the defendant had takenas water....omissis...Naturally as the defendant had agreed that the water wasnot to be paid he did not keep an account of the consumption.But in fact he did not keep an account of the consumptionof the plaintiff ...omissis... With respect this default shouldbe fa<strong>tal</strong> to the demand of the plaintiff, independently fromthe question of what they had agreed because the proof ofthe amount consumed is still necessary. It is also importantthat one notes that it is not correct that one relies blindly ona calculation and estimation which the plaintiff had madewhen there was no control of that estimation.In the end the applicant points out that there was no amountliquidated , no form of invoicing and no account, no interestcould run, before the interest is judicially liquidated....omissis...Thus the applicant whilst referring to the proof alreadyproduced and whilst referring to the proof already producedand whilst reserving to proof all the proof permitted by law,including the evidence of the plaintiff, prays with respectthat this Honourable Court, revokes the judgement of theHonourable First Hall Civil Court, in the cause in the namespremised of the 14th December 2011 and thus decide by
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