TOP INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING LTD. vs. BET GHANA LIMITED [2017]DLHC16551

Date	2017-03-02
Suit No.	SUIT NO. AC/20/2013
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC16551

HIS LORDSHIP K. A. GYIMAH

SETH AGYAPONG MENSAH FOR PLAINTIFF

KWAME ASARE-BEDIAKO FOR DEFENDANT

[2017]DLHC16551
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" > TOP INTERNATIONAL
ENGINEERING LTD. <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>BET GHANA LIMITED <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o: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;">

SUIT NO. AC/20/2013&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:
2ND&nbsp;MARCH&nbsp; 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>SETH
AGYAPONG MENSAH FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o: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;">

</div>CORAM<o:p></o: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;">

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>Plaintiff’s
case<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The rental of a crane by the plaintiff
from the defendant is what has brought this matter to court.&nbsp; It is the plaintiff’s case that it entered
into an agreement with the defendant for the installation, correction and
maintenance of a tower crane for use at the plaintiff’s construction site at a
total cost of fifty seven thousand United States Dollars (US$57,000.00) for a
period of three months.&nbsp; The plaintiff
avers that the parties agreed that the plaintiff would pay an initial deposit
of US$19,000.00 before the movement of the crane to the plaintiff’s site and
the rest of the money being US$38,000.00 would be paid after the successful
installation of the crane at the plaintiff’s construction site.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It is the plaintiff’s case that it paid
the initial deposit of US$19,000.00 and spent an additional amount of twenty
six thousand seven hundred and fifty Ghana cedis (GH₵26,750.00) to prepare the ground for
the installation of the crane.&nbsp; The
defendant, according to the plaintiff, in accordance with the terms of the
agreement, moved the crane to the plaintiff’s construction site and started
installation of the crane.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The defendant however failed to
complete the installation of the crane despite several reminders from the
plaintiff.&nbsp; The plaintiff could not use
the crane for its intended purpose and it had to make an alternative arrangement
in order to complete its project on schedule.&nbsp;
The plaintiff therefore instituted this action and claimed the following
reliefs against the defendant:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1">a.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of an amount of US$19,000.00
and GH₵26,750.00
being deposit paid to the defendant and cost of preparing the grounds for the
installation of the crane.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1">b.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest on the amount of US$19,000.00
and GH