WHITE LANE COMPANY LTD vs. ALL CITY STRIKE FORCE [2019]DLHC7559

Date	2019-04-10
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CM/TBDC/0050/16
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC7559

JEROME NOBLE-NKRUMAH JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

JENNIFER ARMAH HOLDING BRIEF OF TONY LITHUR

DORA ASAMOAH HOLDING BRIEF OF JENNIFER POKUAA ENYAN

[2019]DLHC7559
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >WHITE LANE
COMPANY LTD<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ALL CITY STRIKE FORCE<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERRCIAL 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/TBDC/0050/16&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; &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: 10TH APRIL, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:
<o:p></o:p>JENNIFER
ARMAH HOLDING BRIEF OF TONY LITHUR <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DORA
ASAMOAH HOLDING BRIEF OF JENNIFER POKUAA ENYAN <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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JEROME
NOBLE-NKRUMAH JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>Contract-Breach of
Obligation-termination-Damages<o:p></o:p>By a written agreement, the plaintiff says the defendant was
to provide it with private security services for the protection of its warehouse
on the Graphic Road, Accra<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;By reason of this agreement, on the 5th
of December 2014 two of the defendants employees David Owusu and Gifty Mensah
were on duty from 6am to 6pm. It is plaintiff’s case that when David Owusu
reported for duty at about 6 am he conspired with some persons using duplicate
keys, entered the ware house and stole items worth GHC55, 800.00. Same day
according to the Plaintiff, Grace Mensah who was to report for duty at 6am
reported for duty at 9 am instead. <o:p></o:p>In the course of police &nbsp;investigations into this occurrence, on 25th
December 2014 whiles Alfred&nbsp; Opoku and
Patience Larbi, employees of the defendant&nbsp;
were on duty at the plaintiffs warehouse there was a break in and
stealing of the plaintiffs goods worth GHC63,620.00. This was also reported to
the police and investigations revealed that the warehouse had been broken into
from the back with a hammer and the defendant’s employees who were on duty
could not explain the circumstances. <o:p></o:p>Plaintiff says the defendants General
manager viewed and took copies of a video from its CCTV installed on its
premises which captured David Owusu stealing from the warehouse and by letter
dated 29th January 2015 agreed to aid the police in investigations
of the thefts of 5th and 25th December 2014 and for the
arrest of David Osei who was at large. <o:p></o:p>Plaintiff goes on that it has had to
contribute GHC720.00 out of a total budget of GHC1, 120.00 presented by the
defendant for funding the search for David Osei and till date of trial David Osei
had not been arrested. Plaintiff contends that by these acts of negligence, the
defendants rescinded the agreement and consequently by a letter dated 15th
February it terminated the agreement.<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff claiming having suffered
financial loss, hardship and damages from the defendants breach of the
agreement has sued as follows:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order compelling the defendant to pay forthwith to the plaintiff, the sum of
GHC55, 800.00 being total value of 320 pieces of AA36 Supermax D/Edge Vidyut Pillar
shaving sticks valued at GHC4, 400.00, 2950 pieces of AA 02 Supermax D/Edge
Stainless yellow shaving sticks worth GHC50, 150.00 and 60 pieces of Kiwi Black
polish worth GHC1250.00, stolen from the plaintiffs warehouse on the 5th
of December 2014.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest
on the said sum of GHC55,800.00 at the prevailing commercial bank rate from 6th
December, 2015 till date of final payment<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order compelling the defendant to pay forthwith to the plaintiff the sum of
GHC6</main>