[2016]DLHC11891 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">BENJAMIN<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>SEKYERE<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">YAMOAH<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;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="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">MEPROLIM<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt"> </span>GHANA<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">LIMITED</span></span></b><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; 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><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="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. BC 491/2014 DATE: 21</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">ST </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">JANUARY</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;tab-stops:286.5pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;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="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">ANDREW<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>DANIELS FOR<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">PLAINTIFF</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">DENNIS<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>ADJEI<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>DWOMOH<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>HOLDING<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>BRIEF<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>OF<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>YONI<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>KULENDI FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;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="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.7pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">By an action instituted on the 15/5/14 the plaintiff herein claims the following reliefs against the defendant;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.05pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5; tab-stops:44.05pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Damages for breach of contract to carry out the repairs /modification on the property as stipulated in the agreement of 28/6/2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.05pt; line-height:16.65pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5; tab-stops:44.05pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Damages<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> rent</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:8.4pt;margin-right:5.7pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:150%; mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;tab-stops:44.05pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">A refund of an amount of the cedi equivalent of 6000USD being the free rent enjoyment by the plaintiff who breached the mutual agreement to carry out repair and modification to the property the subject matter of this dispute during the period 1/7/2011 to <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">30/9/2011</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:4.0pt;margin-right:5.75pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:150%; mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;tab-stops:44.05pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Special damages for repair needed to be carried out on the property resulting from the defendant’s occupation and use of the property as stated in the November 2013 repair schedule<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.05pt;mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5;tab-stops:44.05pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi