NANA DWAMENA MENSAH vs. CHRISTIAN AKWETEY

This case arose from an excavator rental agreement that the parties herein entered into on 12/02/2016 which has gone bad. The Plaintiff’s case is that the parties mutually agreed that the Defendant shall hire Plaintiff’s wheel loader caterpillar 966 at the total sum of GHC 1200.00 for eight hours per day. The Defendant conveyed the excavator to his site, but complained of some minor mechanical problems which the Plaintiff fixed. Over the period, the Plaintiff said he spent a total amount of GHC 10,000.00 in fixing the excavator, but apart from the initial deposit of GHC 1200.00, the Defendant has failed to abide by the agreement. It is as a result of these background facts that the Plaintiff is seeking from the Court: A. An order compelling the Defendant to return the Plaintiff’s caterpillar wheel loader 966 machine that was hired to the Defendant at his instance on 12/02/2016 in a motorable state. B. An order compelling the Defendant to pay the total sum of GHC 144, 0000 sam...