ALLIED COMPANY LIMITED vs. LEGACY GENERAL CONST [2018]DLHC3908

Date	2018-01-19
Suit No.	SUIT NO. RPC/175/15
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC3908

GEORGE BUADI J HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL) 5

JEMIMA DEI (HOLDING BRIEF OF BENSON NUTSUPUI) FOR PLAINTIFF

KWASI ADU MANTE FOR DEFENDANT

[2018]DLHC3908
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ALLIED COMPANY LIMITED<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>LEGACY GENERAL CONST<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL
DIVISION FIVE), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>SUIT NO. RPC/175/15&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; 19TH JANUARY, 2018<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>JEMIMA DEI (HOLDING BRIEF OF BENSON NUTSUPUI) FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p>KWASI ADU MANTE FOR DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>1 By a writ of summons plaintiff’s action against defendant simply
is for: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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&nbsp;..... recovery of the sum of GH¢350,528.33
being balance outstanding against the Defendant for lubricants and petroleum
products supplied to the Defendant which sum the Defendant has failed or
refused to pay despite repeated demands. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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Interest on the said
GH¢350,528.33 at the prevailing bank rate from the 1st day of April,
2013 to the date of final payment. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2 Plaintiff is an incorporated oil marketing company, with its
main office in Accra. Defendant is one of its customers to which it supplies
petroleum products on credit on request. Plaintiff states that defendant
resorted to breaching terms of their Agreement by failing and/or refusing to
pay for products it had supplied on credit, and thus defendant had been
indebted to it to the tune of GH¢350,528.33. Plaintiff avers that defendant has
failed to settle the indebtedness despite repeated its demands including a
letter from its lawyers. According to plaintiff, defendant shall not settle its
indebtedness to it unless the court compels it by order.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3 Defendant admits the credit supply arrangement with plaintiff
for supply of petroleum products. It however denies breaching the terms,
contending that it strictly kept to the terms of the supply agreement, as
plaintiff did not hesitate to supply it with products upon request. Defendant
claims to have made series of payments to plaintiff, which plaintiff has not
been taking into account in calculating its outstanding indebtedness. Defendant
contends that it had made several efforts in drawing plaintiff’s attention to
the anomalies in its account with plaintiff but same yielded no results.
Defendant says it is ready to pay his just debt only after an accountant or an
auditor has calculated all its transactions with plaintiff to reveal its true
and proper indebtedness to plaintiff. It denies therefore owing plaintiff. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>4 The pretrial court set down the following single straight issues
for trial: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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Whether or not the Defendant is
indebted to the Plaintiff to the tune of GH¢350,528.33 being balance
outstanding against the Defendant for the supply of lubricants and petroleum
products to it by the Plain</main>