SENATOR HOTEL GHANA LIMITED vs. NANA ERNEST AIDOO [2022]DLSC11672

Date	2022-04-27
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/41/2020
Citation No.	[2022]DLSC11672

YEBOAH CJ (PRESIDING)

PWAMANG JSC

DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC

AMEGATCHER JSC

AMADU JSC

OBENG MANU ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT.

MITCHELL OSEI DONKOR ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT.

[2022]DLSC11672
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SENATOR
HOTEL GHANA LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA
ERNEST AIDOO<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME 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;">

CIVIL APPEAL
NO. J4/41/2020&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:
27TH APRIL, 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>OBENG MANU ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>MITCHELL OSEI DONKOR ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/<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="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:
solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p>YEBOAH CJ (PRESIDING),
PWAMANG JSC, DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC, AMEGATCHER JSC, AMADU JSC <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;">

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none;
mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;AMADU JSC:-<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:
justify;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This appeal is
from the judgment of the Court of Appeal which affirmed the judgment of the trial
court except a variation of the quantum of general damages awarded to the
Plaintiff/Respondent.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:
justify;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In the High Court
Kumasi, the Plaintiff/Respondent/Respondent (hereinafter
referred to as the “Plaintiff”) claimed from the
Defendant/Appellant/Appellant (hereinafter
referred to as the “Defendant”) the following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:55.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-19.5pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An Order for
the recovery of an amount of Sixty-Four Thousand <o:p></o:p>Ghana Cedis (Ghc64,000.00) being rent arrears from
May to December, 2014.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:55.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-19.5pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5">b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interest on
the said amount at the prevailing bank rate from December, 2014 till date of
final payment.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:55.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-19.5pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5">c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;An Order
for the recovery of an amount of Fifty-Eight Thousand Ghana Cedis (Gh58,000.00)
being the cost of the Plaintiff’s properties which were destroyed by the
Def</main>