GHANA WATER COMPANY LTD vs. MICHAEL MAWUSI DONKOR AND TONKA INDUSTRIES LTD

1 Background By an amended writ of summons plaintiff seeks the following reliefs against defendants: (a) PAYMENT OF THE SUM OF GHS 15,400.00 (FIFTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED CEDIS) BEING ARREARS OF WATER BILL UNTIL DEFENDANT WAS DISCONNECTED IN NOVEMBER 2011 (b) PAYMENT OF THE SUM OF GHS 119,268.92 (ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEEN THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT CEDIS NINETY –TWO PESEWAS) BEING THE COST OF WATER ILLEGALLY CONSUMED BY DEFENDANT FROM DECEMBER 2011 TO JULY 2016 (c) INTEREST ON (a) AND (b) ABOVE AT THE PREVAILING COMMERCIAL LENDING RATE FROM 31ST DECEMBER 2011 AND 31ST JULY 2016 RESPECTIVELY UNTIL THE DATE OF FINAL PAYMENT (d) DAMAGES FOR ILLEGAL CONNECTION AD INTERFERENCE WITH SUPPLY OF WATER TO PLAINTIFF’S CUSTOMERS (e) COSTS INCLUSIVE OF LEGAL FEES. 2.0 The parties’ statements of case 2.1 Plaintiff’s case Plaintiff is a state-owned entity responsible for the treatment and supply of potable water for use by urban settlements in Ghana. 1st defendant is...