DOUGLAS CARL BOTWEH vs. GHANA HIGHWAY AUTHORITY [2018]DLHC9306

Date	2018-01-31
Suit No.	SUIT NO. OCC 84/2015
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC9306

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE DR. RICHMOND OSEI-HWERE

JAMES OSEI-KOFI FOR THE PLAINTIFF

YAW ACHEAMPONG BOAFO FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2018]DLHC9306
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DOUGLAS
CARL BOTWEH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>GHANA
HIGHWAY AUTHORITY<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, KUMASI]<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>JAMES
OSEI-KOFI 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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</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP JUSTICE DR. RICHMOND OSEI-HWERE<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>On
11th December, 2014, the Plaintiff issued a writ of summons seeking
for the following reliefs: <o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order against the Defendant for the
payment of an amount of Forty-four Thousand and Thirty-five Cedis and seven
pesewas GHC44035.07 being an outstanding balance of compensation due to the
Plaintiff for the destruction of his building numbered Plot 1A Oduom-Bebire
during the construction of Kumasi-Konongo road.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest on relief (a) from 18 October 2007
till date of final Judgment.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of payment of an amount of
Thirteenth Thousand, Eight Hundred Ghana Cedis(GHC 13, 800.00) being
compensation due the Plaintiff in respect of his property numbered Plot 9B
Block F Oduom which was destroyed during the construction of the Kumasi-
Konongo Road.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest on the relief (c) from 18 October,
2007 till date of final judgment. <o:p></o:p>After
unsuccessful attempts at settlement the following issues were set down for
trial;<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not the Plaintiff is entitled to
further compensation for the property destroyed in respect of Plot No 1A Oduom-
Kumasi.<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not the Plaintiff is entitled to
compensation in respect of Plot No.9B block F Oduom-Kumasi. <o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff’s Case<o:p></o:p>The
case of the plaintiff is that sometime in the year 2006, the Defendant
institution was tasked to re-habilitate the Kumasi-Konongo road and the task
affected two (2) properties owned by him i.e. Plot Number 1A and
Plot Number 9BBlock F all situate at Oduom in Kumasi. That the
compensation payable to him were valued at GHC 50,000.00 and GHC 13,800.00
respectively. It is the Plaintiff’s case that prior to a valuation conducted by
the Defendant he was paid an amount of GHC 5,964.30 and that since the
submission of his valuation report, all attempts to get Defendant to pay the
outstanding compensation due him have been to no avail. <o:p></o:p>The Defendant’s Case<o:p></o:p>