ACAPULCO BEACH LIMITED vs. HARBIN GHANA LIMITED [2022]DLHC11341

Date	2022-02-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0098/2018
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC11341

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE SOLOMON OPPONG-TWUMASI

CHRIS AKUMEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF

OPOKU BOATENG FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2022]DLHC11341
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ACAPULCO BEACH
LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>HARBIN GHANA LIMITED<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. LD/0098/2018&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;DATE: 23RD FEBRUARY, 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
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tab-stops:36.0pt 72.0pt 108.0pt 144.0pt 180.0pt 216.0pt 252.0pt">CHRIS AKUMEY FOR THE 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;">

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BOATENG FOR THE DEFENDANT&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE SOLOMON OPPONG-TWUMASI<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>1.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
INTRODUCTION:<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff, which also describes itself as
Acapulco Beach Limited, a limited liability company duly registered in and
incorporated under the laws of Ghana sued out this writ against the Defendant
seeking only three (3) reliefs;<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for the recovery of all that piece or
parcel of land measuring approximately 85 meters by 50 meters leased to the
Defendant by the Plaintiff for breach of contract.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A further order for the payment of rent arrears of
US$126,351.30 or its cedis equivalent covering 31st May, 2012 to 30th
April, 2017.<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs.<o:p></o:p>1.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When served with the writ which was
accompanied by a 17-paragraph Statement of Claim, the Defendant, also a limited
liability company duly registered in and incorporated under the laws of Ghana,
filed a Statement of Defence by which it generally denied the Plaintiff’s
claim.&nbsp; Issues were thus joined between
the parties.<o:p></o:p>1.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ISSUES SET DOWN FOR TRIAL <o:p></o:p>At the Application for Directions stage, the
following issues were set down for the trial of the case.<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not the agreement executed between both
parties was for the payment of a flat rent of US$24,000.00 or a ten percent
(10%) of the profit computed after tax, whichever is higher, or for annual rent
of US$24,000.00 or in the alternative ten percent (10%) of the profit made by the
Defendant, whichever is higher.<o:p></o:p>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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