MARGRET EKWAM @ SISTER ABA vs. HENRY VICTOR YEVUGAH [2021]DLHC12003

Date	2021-07-11
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/106/2018
Citation No.	[2021]DLHC12003

HIS LORDSHIP CHARLES GYAMFI DANQUAH J.

KWADWO ADDEAH-SAFO ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF

ENOCH NURALE YIRBEYOGR ESQ. FOR DEFENDANT

[2021]DLHC12003
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MARGRET EKWAM @ SISTER ABA<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>HENRY VICTOR YEVUGAH<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;">

SUIT NO: GJ/106/2018&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: 15TH&nbsp;JULY 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&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; <o:p></o:p>KWADWO
ADDEAH-SAFO ESQ. 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;">

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP CHARLES
GYAMFI DANQUAH J.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>The Plaintiff’s claim as contained in the writ of summons and
the statement of claim filed on 25th November, 2018 against the Defendant
is for the following reliefs;<o:p></o:p>(a) An order
for recovery of € 18,000.00 or its cedi equivalent of GH¢96,000.00 from the
Defendant. <o:p></o:p>(b) Accrued
interest on the said GH¢ 96,000.00 at the prevailing commercial bank rate from
June 2002 till date of final payment. <o:p></o:p>(c) General damages for breach of contract; and<o:p></o:p>(d) Cost including
legal fees. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;THE PLAINTIFF’S CASE<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff’s claim is that around June 2002 she
contracted the Defendant who claimed to be a contractor to complete the
Plaintiff’s dwelling house located at Aplaku-Weija by completing the following
works on the building; <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:39.6pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:
justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Polishing
of ceiling <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp; (b) Plucking
of all leakage in the roofing <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:50.7pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:
150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;