MADAM TAWIAH AGYEMAN vs. SAMUEL DARKO & ANOR. [2015]DLHC3550

Date	2015-04-05
Suit No.	SUIT NO.OCC/55/12
Citation No.	[2015]DLHC3550

HER LADYSHIP ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS.) JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

MRS. ANNA FORDJOUR FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

MR. YAW ACHEAMPONG BOAFO FOR THE DEFENDANT.

[2015]DLHC3550
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MADAM TAWIAH AGYEMAN<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SAMUEL DARKO &amp; ANOR.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL
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SUIT NO.OCC/55/12&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 5TH APRIL, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MRS. ANNA FORDJOUR FOR THE
PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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HER
LADYSHIP ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS.) JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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</div>The
Plaintiff in the instant action seeks to recover the sum of One hundred and
Three Thousand, Six hundred and Eighty Ghana Cedis (GH¢103,680.00) being the value of services rendered by
the Plaintiff to the Defendant during the construction of sixty six (66)
storerooms at Adum, Kumasi. She is also claiming interest on the said sum from
December, 2009 till date of final payment.<o:p></o:p>It
appears from the Pleadings that the Parties dealt with each other &nbsp;based on trust such that their agreements were
not reduced into writing. What then has turned this hitherto trusted and
healthy relationship into a “battle field”? First, I will state the Plaintiff’s
version of events leading to this action. Her case is that she has been the
Plaintiff’s tenant since the year 1999 based on two oral tenancy agreements.
The first agreement was for a period of ten (10) years commencing 1999 to 2009.Upon
expiration, it was renewed for a further period of 10 years, initially at an
agreed rent of GH¢
5,000.00, which Defendant unilaterally raised to GH¢15,000.00. Out of this sum, Plaintiff said she has so far
paid GH¢12,500.00.
Notwithstanding this payment, the Defendant caused her shop to be locked up on
two occasions, but she cut off the locks on the second occasion. In the course
of her tenancy, it came to her notice that the Defendant had control over a
vacant parcel of land in front of the shops in issue.&nbsp; Thus, she discussed with the Defendant the
possibility of Defendant developing this land into stores. Due to lack of
funds, Defendant authorized her to get interested market women to pre-finance
the project. This she did religiously by collecting money from numerous people
and paid the same to the Defendant in his house, on his farm or into
defendant’s designated bank accounts. Problems ensued. Construction was delayed
for two years and upon completion, Defendant allocated stores to people other
than those who had pre-financed the project and this led to his detention at
the Police station but the Plaintiff bailed him.<o:p></o:p>Defendant
put the Plaintiff in charge of the construction and she gave particulars of the
services rendered in paragraph 21 of her&nbsp;
amended statement of&nbsp; claim filed
on 10/06/2013 as follows:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Supervision of the
construction of the 66 storerooms.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Purchase of
building materials for the construction.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb</main>