ALHAJI MOHAMMED ABASS vs. J. A. PLANT POOL [2017]DLHC9071

Date	2017-11-14
Suit No.	SUIT NO. C12/215/2013
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC9071

HIS LORDSHIP MR. JUSTICE E. SENYO AMEDAHE

MR. KWAME ADOFO FOR PLAINTIFF PRESENT.

MR. KWABENA GYAMFI NIMAKOH HOLDING ANDREW MERCER'S BRIEF FOR THE DEFENDANT PRESENT

[2017]DLHC9071
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ALHAJI MOHAMMED ABASS<o:p></o:p>

(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>

vs.<o:p></o:p>

J. A. PLANT POOL<o:p></o:p>

(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>

[HIGH COURT,
KUMASI]<o:p></o:p>

SUIT NO. C12/215/2013&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 14TH
NOVEMBER, 2017<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>

MR. KWAME ADOFO FOR PLAINTIFF PRESENT.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>

MR. KWABENA GYAMFI NIMAKOH HOLDING ANDREW
MERCER'S BRIEF FOR THE DEFENDANT PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

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CORAM:<o:p></o:p>

HIS LORDSHIP MR. JUSTICE E.
SENYO AMEDAHE<o:p></o:p>

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BY COU RT: <o:p></o:p>

The Plaintiff in this case Mohammed Abass is
a transport operator and a member of the Ghana Private Transport Union (G.P.R.T.U.) and owner of Yutong bus with registration number GC 4810 Z. The Defendant Company is a
registered company under the laws of Ghana and has its offices in all the
Regional Capitals in Ghana. The Defendant Company
engages in the&nbsp; business&nbsp; of&nbsp;
plant&nbsp; pool,&nbsp; rentals/leasing&nbsp; of&nbsp;
heavy Const ruct ion equipment, as well as Mining, Forestry,
Agricultural, Sanitation, Machinery and Equipment and the authorized dealer
in Yutong buses. The Plaintiff is a beneficiary of an agreement between the
Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) and the Ghana Private Transport Road Union
(G.P.RT.U.). Under this scheme members of the G.P.R.TU. acquired Yutong buses from the ADB on credit. The Plaintiff
somewhere in September 2008 acquired a Yutong bus with registration number GC
4810 Z from the said bank on credit.<o:p></o:p>

According to the Plaintiff he was making a
monthly payment of GHCS, 500
to the ADB. Some months after
working with the vehicle it begun to develop mechanical faults, which accordi</sp</main>