KOJO KOOMSON vs. DE SIMONE LTD [2020]DLHC9967

Date	2020-07-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: CM/BDC/0577/18
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC9967

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE YAW DARKO ASARE

NELLIE WALLACE ABAYA HOLDS PATRICK JUSTICE ENNIN’S ESQ. BRIEF FOR THE PLAINTIFF

KHELI SERWAA KWARKYE HOLDING THE BRIEF OF WILLIAM ADDO ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2020]DLHC9967
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KOJO KOOMSON<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>DE SIMONE LTD<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>NELLIE
WALLACE ABAYA HOLDS PATRICK JUSTICE ENNIN’S ESQ., <o:p></o:p>BRIEF
FOR THE PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;KHELI
SERWAA KWARKYE HOLDING THE BRIEF OF <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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ADDO ESQ., FOR THE DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p>

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LORDSHIP JUSTICE YAW DARKO ASARE<o:p></o:p>

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</div>&nbsp;FACTS<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>For
purposes of this judgment it would be necessary only to state the bare
antecedents giving rise to the Plaintiff’s action.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On the 20th
of February 2018 following a road traffic accident along the Anomabu-Cape Coast
motor road, involving Chrysler Salon Vehicle with registration no. SBA K IX
said to belong to the Plaintiff and Man Diesel Truck with registration no. GN
358-10 said to belong to the Defendant, the Defendant, through a
representative, executed an Undertaking by which the Defendant undertook to
repair the Plaintiff’s said vehicle afore-mentioned.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Following
some disagreements with regards to the nature of the actual repair works to be
effected on the Plaintiff’s said vehicle afore-mentioned, the Defendant
neglected to have the said vehicle repaired as previously agreed, and as at the
time of the institution of the instant action, the said vehicle remained in a
state of disrepair, having been abandoned to the mercies and perils of the
weather at a mechanical workshop around the suburbs of Alajo, Accra.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Feeling
aggrieved and shortchanged by the Defendant’s neglect to repair the said
vehicle with registration no. SBA K IX afore-said, the Plaintiff promptly
instituted the instant action by a writ of summons dated the 19th of
July 2018, by which he claimed the following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A Declaration that defendant’s failure,
neglect and/or refusal to repair plaintiff’s vehicle within a reasonable period
of time in view of its own unconditional undertaking to do same, constitutes a
breach of contract<o:p></o:p>ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order directed at Defendant to pay an
amount of GHc36,542.01 being the cost of repairs attendant on plaintiff’s
vehicle and other incidental costs<o:p></o:p>iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest on the amount of GHc36,542.01 at the
prevailing bank and/or commercial lending rate from when it became due up and
till date of final payment<o:p></o:p>iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order directed at the defendant to pay an
amount of $100.00 a day till date of final judgment being transportation costs
incurred by plaintiff<o:p></o:p>v)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Special damages for loss of use of vehicle<o:p></o:p>