HELOO vs. TETTEY

JUDGMENT OF ACQUAH J. This is an appeal against the judgment of his Worship Mr. W. K. N. Addo, sitting at the District Court Grade I, Keta. The judgment which is dated 28 January 1991 awarded in favour of the plaintiff-respondent (hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff) the sum of ¢256,600 against the defendant-appellant (hereinafter referred to as the defendant). The interesting legal point in this appeal is on the circumstances under which a court can award interest on a judgment debt and at what rate such interest can be awarded. And because this issue has not received much attention in the law reports, I propose to consider it into some details. But first let me deal with preliminary matters. The plaintiff who was a school mate of the defendant, has been a trader in polythene rubber bags. She is at Dzelukope, while the defendant is at Kedzikope. In September 1987 she requested her friend, the defendant, who was then not working, to help her in the selling of the rubber bags. T....