M. BASHIRU LIVINGMAN-ELECTRICALS LTD vs. BEROCK VENTURES LTD. [2008]DLCA5558

Date	2008-05-31
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.HI/71/2018
Citation No.	[2008]DLCA5558

F.G. KORBIEH J.A (PRESIDING)

C.J. HONYENUGA J.A

I. O. TANKO AMADU J.A

F.K. YEBOAH ESQ. - (FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)

PETER OKUDZETO ESQ. - (FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)

[2008]DLCA5558
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >M. BASHIRU LIVINGMAN-ELECTRICALS LTD<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>BEROCK VENTURES LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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CIVIL APPEAL NO.HI/71/2018&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE:
31ST MAY, 2008 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>F.K.
YEBOAH ESQ. - (FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>F.G.
KORBIEH J.A (PRESIDING), C.J. HONYENUGA J.A, I. O. TANKO AMADU J.A<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>TANKO AMADU J.A<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In the Commercial Division of the High
Court, Accra, the Plaintiff/Appellant’s claims against the Defendant/Respondent
were dismissed on the following terms.<o:p></o:p>“In
view of all the evidence on record therefore the court thinks that an amount of
U$D20,000 will be fair compensation to the Plaintiff for the role it played in
the Joint Venture up to the bidding stage. The court therefore awards an amount
of U$D20,000 to the Plaintiff as compensation for the role it played towards
the winning of the contract up to the bidding stage. However, in the
evidence-in-chief of the Plaintiff given on the 15th May 2015, its
representative admitted that since this matter came to court the Plaintiff
company had been paid an amount of U$D20,000 by the Defendant Company. The
court therefore holds that the amount of U$D20,000 paid by the Defendant to the
Plaintiff pendente lite should be kept by the Plaintiff as compensation for the
work or service it rendered in respect of the Joint Venture at the pre contract
or the bidding stage. Again in view of the conduct of the Plaintiff in
defaulting on its obligations towards the Joint Venture, the court is of the
view that the Plaintiff is not entitled to recover any interest on the sum paid
to it. Save for the award hereinbefore made, the Plaintiff’s claims are
dismissed”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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In its Amended Statement of Claim at the
Trial Court, the Plaintiff/Appellant (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Appellant’) sought the following reliefs
against the Defendant/Respondent (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Respondent’)<o:p></o:p>“(a)
An order for the accounts to be designated in dollars.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(b) An order for the assessment of profit
accursing to the Joint Venture <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;in dollars.<o:p></o:p>(c)An
order for the payment of 30% of such profit by the Defendant to the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>(d)Interest
on the Plaintiff’s share of the profit at the current interest rate from the 8th
of August 2011 to date of final payment.<o:p></o:p>(e)
Any other relief deemed fit by this Honourable Court”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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