GHANA WATER COMPANY LTD vs. MICHAEL MAWUSI DONKOR AND TONKA INDUSTRIES LTD [2020]DLHC10111

Date	2020-01-31
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CM/OCC/0679/2016
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10111

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE GEORGE BUADI J.

PETER OSEI ASAMOAH FOR PLAINTIFF.

JEAN MAURELLET FOR DEFENDANTS.

[2020]DLHC10111
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GHANA WATER COMPANY LTD<o:p></o:p>(Plaintiff)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MICHAEL MAWUSI DONKOR AND TONKA
INDUSTRIES LTD<o:p></o:p>(Defendant)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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NO. CM/OCC/0679/2016&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;DATE:
31 JANUARY 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>PETER OSEI ASAMOAH FOR PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

JEAN
MAURELLET FOR DEFENDANTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE GEORGE BUADI J.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Background<o:p></o:p>By an amended writ of summons<a href="file:///C:/Users/aggie/Desktop/2020-21/Criminal/Ghana%20Water%20Co.%20v%20Mike%20Donkor%20&amp;amp;%20Anor%20(2021_01_25%2010_26_20%20UTC).docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title="">[1]</a>
plaintiff seeks the following reliefs against defendants: <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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PAYMENT OF THE SUM
OF GHS 15,400.00 (FIFTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED CEDIS) BEING ARREARS OF WATER
BILL UNTIL DEFENDANT WAS DISCONNECTED IN NOVEMBER 2011<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">(b)&nbsp; PAYMENT OF THE SUM OF GHS 119,268.92 (ONE HUNDRED
AND NINETEEN THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT CEDIS NINETY –TWO PESEWAS)
BEING THE COST OF WATER ILLEGALLY CONSUMED BY DEFENDANT FROM DECEMBER 2011 TO
JULY 2016<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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INTEREST ON (a)
AND (b) ABOVE AT THE PREVAILING COMMERCIAL LENDING RATE FROM 31ST
DECEMBER 2011 AND 31ST JULY 2016 RESPECTIVELY UNTIL THE DATE OF
FINAL PAYMENT<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">(d)&nbsp; DAMAGES FOR ILLEGAL CONNECTION AD INTERFERENCE WITH
SUPPLY OF WATER TO PLAINTIFF’S CUSTOMERS<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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COSTS INCLUSIVE OF
LEGAL FEES.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;2.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The parties’ statements of case<o:p></o:p>2.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plaintiff’s
case<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff is a state-owned entity responsible for
the treatment and supply of potable water for use by urban settlements in
Ghana. 1st defendant is plaintiff’s customer, bearing account number
0102-1610-0411 with the plaintiff in respect of Plot No. 89, Airport
Residential Area, Accra. 1st defendant is the managing director,
indeed the controlling hand and mind of</main>