GALAXY OIL GHANA LTD (PLAINTIFF) vs. CFAO EQUIPMENT GHANA LTD (DEFENDANT) [2018]DLHC7327

Date	2018-11-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO: CM/0319/16
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC7327

HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J.

PROF. PHILIP ANDERSON FOR PLAINTIFF

KWAME NYAMEPONG FOR DEFENDANT

[2018]DLHC7327
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GALAXY OIL GHANA LTD<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>CFAO EQUIPMENT GHANA 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/0319/16&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;
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30TH NOVEMBER, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>PROF. PHILIP ANDERSON 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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KWAME
NYAMEPONG FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A.
ASIEDU, J.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>By
a writ of summons issued on the 28th July 2016, the plaintiff claims
against the defendant:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order for the payment of the replacement value
of Plaintiff’s Bulk Road Vehicle (BRV) with registration number GM 2651-13 of
GH₵254,064.69.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;An order for
payment of interest on GH₵254,064.69
calculated thereon from June, 2015 till date of final payment at the prevailing
commercial interest rate.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Special
damages for recovery of: <o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Loss of revenue
of GH₵45,000.00 per month from freight earning from June
2015 to date <o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Loss in monthly
payments to HFC Bank in respect of repayments for loan used to purchase the
vehicle from June to date.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General Damages for breach of contract.<o:p></o:p>5.