[2023]DLHC16043 • February 7, 2023 • High Court
SOPHIA OCANSEY vs. JAMES KOJO AMPOFO
1] Plaintiff caused her lawyer to issue a writ of summons against Defendant on 16th May 2019 for the following reliefs; i. Recovery from the defendant the sum of six hundred and fifty two thousand Ghana cedis ( GHS 652,000) being the outstanding indebtedness owed to the plaintiff ii. Interest at the prevailing bank rate thereon from the 1st day of August 2019 till date of final payment iii. Costs including legal cost on a full indemnity basis on the approved Ghana Bar Association (GBA) scale of fees iv. Any other relief(s) the honourable court may deem fit. 2] Defendant filed a statement of defence on 12th July 2019 in which he partially admitted debt claimed by plaintiff 3] Plaintiff filed a Reply and Application for directions. Counsel for Defendant filed additional issues. Issues for trial were set down by the court and parties were ordered to file witness statements. Plaintiff filed amended witness statement on 27th March 2020 and supplementary witness statement on...