[2014]DLHC17340 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><a name="_Hlk154138250"></a><a name="_Hlk152146143"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">MASTECH SERVICES LTD<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL, GHANA BROADCASTING CORPORATION</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)</span></i><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt 168.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua""> </span></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">Suit No. RPC/31/12 DATE: 14<sup>TH</sup> MARCH 2014</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">ROSEMOND EVANS FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">JOE IMBEAH FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">CORAM <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">JENNIFER DODOO (MRS)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Plaintiff’s claim against the Defendant was for the sum of GH¢44,442.20 being<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>installation<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>work<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>done<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Defendant’s<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>offices<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>together<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>daily interest at 25% of the amount owed from October 2011 to date of final payment.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">It was the Plaintiff’s case as captured in its Statement of Claim that the parties entered into an agreement for the Plaintiff to lease photocopier machines and toners.<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span>The Plaintiff was also to maintain and repair the said equipment as well as to<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>replace<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>all<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>defective<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>parts<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt"> </span>ensure<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>equipment<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>good<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>working order for the entire lease period.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">According<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Plaintiff,<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>it<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>had<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>carried<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>out<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>its<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>part<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>bargain<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>installing, maintaining and repairing the leased equipment.<span style="letter-spacing: 2.0pt"> </span>To this end, it had spent an amount of GH¢44,442.20.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>The Defendant<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>on the other hand, had failed to make good on its indebtedness to the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Plaintiff further maintained that by paragraph 10 of the agreement, it was entitled<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>after<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>10<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>days<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>delivery<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Invoice<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>Defendant<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>daily<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>interest of 25% above the published daily interest rate if the Invoice remained unpaid.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua