MATHEW BESSEY vs. NII SAM-SOWAH [2022]DLHC12026

Date	2022-10-26
Suit No.	SUIT NO. GJ/0389/2021
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC12026

HIS LORDSHIP CHARLES GYAMFI DANQUAH J.

PROSPER MAX LOTSU ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

MARTIN C. NWOSU ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT.

[2022]DLHC12026
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MATHEW BESSEY<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>NII SAM-SOWAH<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(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/0389/2021&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:
26TH&nbsp;OCTOBER 2022<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>PROSPER MAX LOTSU ESQ.
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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">MARTIN C. NWOSU ESQ.
FOR THE DEFENDANT. <o:p></o:p>

</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>&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; <o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff’s claim against the Defendant as contained in
the writ of summons and statement of claim filed on 12th January,
2021 is as follows;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:
-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
refund of an amount of Eighty Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢85,000.00) being
amount paid to the Defendant. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest
on the GH¢85,000.00 from 23rd May, 2019 till date of final judgment at
the prevailing Commercial Bank interest rate. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
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Special
damages of Twenty Five Thousand One Hundred and Eighty Ghana Cedis (GH¢25,180.00)
being amount spent on the demolished foundation of the Plaintiff’s three Bedroom
House.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General
damages <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cost.<o:p></o:p>