NANA YAW OPARE ADDO vs. WESTERN AUTOMOBILE [2016]DLHC6295

Date	2016-02-10
Suit No.	RPC/256/12
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC6295

JUSTICE JENNIFER A. DODOO (MRS)

SUSANNAH NYAMPONG FOR PLAINTIFF

RICHARD TWUMASI -ANKRAH FOR DEFENDANT

[2016]DLHC6295
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA YAW OPARE ADDO<o:p></o:p>{PLAINTIFF}<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>WESTERN AUTOMOBILE<o:p></o:p>{DEFENDANT}<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION),
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mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">RPC/256/12&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 10TH FEBRUARY 2016<o:p></o:p></h1>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>SUSANNAH
NYAMPONG FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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RICHARD
TWUMASI -ANKRAH FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>JUSTICE
JENNIFER A. DODOO (MRS) JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On
20th January 2014, the Plaintiff filed an amended writ of summons
and statement of claim in which he claimed against the Defendant, the following
reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">General
 Damages<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Special
 Damages of GH¢15,000.00<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Loss
 of use<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Costs<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It
was the Plaintiff’s case as set out in his Statement of Claim that on 30th
June 2011, he delivered his Nissan Pathfinder vehicle to the Defendant’s garage
for repair works which included straightening, pulling and balancing, spraying
among others.&nbsp; On the promise of the
vehicle being fixed within 4 weeks, he paid a deposit of GH¢2,500.00.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>He
contended that the Defendant was unable to fix the vehicle in the scheduled
time and as a result requested for an extension of time within which to
complete repairs.&nbsp; He said when he went
for the vehicle; he found out that the sun roof which was to have been repaired
by the Defendant was still faulty.&nbsp; In
the end he took the vehicle away only to find that the vehicle was not
performing up to standard.&nbsp; It was his
contention that it later came to his notice that the vehicle whilst in
Defendant’s custody had been flooded and that accounted for &nbsp;its malfunctioning.&nbsp; He therefore had to expend more sums of money
to have the electrical works and engine working again to his satisfaction.<o:p></o:p>The
Defendant in its Amended Statement of Defence filed on 29th June
2015 denied the Plaintiff’s claim saying that the vehicle was not motorable in
the first instance.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Defendant
stated that the vehicle was a write off and that it was only agreed that the
Defendant was to straighten, carry out pulling and balancing, filling and
spraying and that this was to cost GH¢2,950.00.&nbsp;
The Defendant denied being contracted to work on the engine and
maintained that the Plaintiff was not entitled to his claim.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
following were set down as issues for trial:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not Plaintiff’s vehicle was in a
motorable condition at the time of delivery to the Defendant?<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not the Defendant breached the
agreed period for the repairs to the vehicle?&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not the vehicle was inundated
while in the custody of the Defendant?<o:p></o:p>