ANDOP COMPANY LTD (PLAINTIFFS) vs. VANGUARD PROPERTIES DEV. CO. LTD (DEFENDANT) [2018]DLHC7277

Date	2018-02-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CM/RPC/0493/17
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC7277

HIS LORDSHIP GEORGE K. KOOMSON (J).

SAMUEL THOPRA FOR PLAINTIFF

HAMZA ALHASSAN FOR DEFENDANT

[2018]DLHC7277
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ANDOP COMPANY LTD<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>VANGUARD PROPERTIES DEV. CO. LTD<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL 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.
CM/RPC/0493/17&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;
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21ST FEBRUARY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>SAMUEL THOPRA FOR
PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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HAMZA
ALHASSAN FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP GEORGE K.
KOOMSON (J).<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>The core issue
I have been called upon to adjudicate on in this action is as to whether the
Plaintiff is entitled to general damages.<o:p></o:p>On the 1st of August, 2017,
the Plaintiff issued a Writ of Summons asking for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery
of the sum of GH¢141,631.47 being payment for job executed under certificate
No. 2<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest
on the sum of GH¢141,631.47 at the current bank rate from 30th
October, 2015 till date of final payment.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General
damages.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Special
damages of USD2,995.00 and GH¢16,500.00<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>5.