EBENEZER OBENG DOMPREH vs. ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI GHANA LIMITED [2018]DLHC5446

Date	2018-10-19
Suit No.	SUIT NO: BC/46/2016
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC5446

JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH- BOAFO

MR. JOSEPH NICHOLAS NKRUMAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF

MS. GOLDA DENYO FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2018]DLHC5446
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EBENEZER OBENG DOMPREH <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI GHANA LIMITED <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO: BC/46/2016&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 19TH OCTOBER,
2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. JOSEPH NICHOLAS
NKRUMAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MS.
GOLDA DENYO FOR THE DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By a writ of
summons issued on October 21, 2015 the Plaintiff claims against the Defendant
the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery
of cash the sum of GH₵3,654.000.00 being cost of the construction of Six
(6) fish ponds stocked with fish as well as expected income from the fish ponds
as at October, 2012.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interest
on the said sum of GH₵3,654.000.00 at the prevailing Commercial Bank
Lending Rate from October, 2012 until final date of payment.<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General
damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p>[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After
the service of the writ and its accompanying statement of claim on the
Defendant, Appearance was entered after which a statement of defence was filed
by the Defendant on December 21, 2015 to which the Plaintiff filed a reply on January
6, 2016. <o:p></o:p>