LITHUR BREW AND COMPANY vs. GHANA COCOA BOARD [2017]DLHC9091

Date	2017-12-15
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: CM/RPC/0518/17
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC9091

HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J.

MR. TONY LITHUR WITH HIM MR. JOE SLOVO TIA FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT PRESENT

MR. GEORGE LAING WITH HIM MS. MARYLIN WOOD COFFIE FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPLICANT PRESENT

[2017]DLHC9091
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >LITHUR BREW AND COMPANY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>GHANA COCOA BOARD<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>SUIT NO.: CM/RPC/0518/17&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;D
ATE: 15TH
DECEMBER, 2017<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>COUNSEL:
<o:p></o:p>MR. TONY LITHUR WITH HIM, MR. JOE SLOVO TIA
FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT PRESENT <o:p></o:p>MR. GEORGE LAING WITH HIM, MS.
MARYLIN WOOD <o:p></o:p>COFFIE FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPLICANT PRESENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:12.95pt;margin-right:.2pt;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">RULING<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:15.6pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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mso-border-shadow:yes">The plaintiff in this case, Lithur Brew &amp;
Co, issued a writ of summons on the 7th
day of August 2017 against the defendant claiming the: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:19.9pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
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mso-border-shadow:yes">(a) Recovery of the sum of GH¢2,005,320.00
being legal fees owed by Defendants to Plaintiff. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.5pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
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mso-border-shadow:yes">(b)Interest on the said
sum of
GH¢2,005,320.00 at the prevailing commercial banks lending rate from 20th
February 2017 till date of final payment. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.2pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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Costs <o:p></o:p>