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DANIEL ADDO
V.
PSC TEMA SHIPYARD LIMITED

(2016) JELR 69911 (HC)

High Court 24 Mar 2016 Ghana
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- The plaintiff is claiming damages for breach of contract, payment for spare parts, interest, and costs from the defendant. - The plaintiff and defendant had a working relationship in the past, with the plaintiff repairing the defendant's

Case Details

Suit Number:SUIT NO. BDC 47/2014
Judges:SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU
Counsel:MR. MBEAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF ,MR. KWEKU ADU MINTAH FOR THE DEFENDANT

JUDGMENT

ASIEDU, J.

By an amended writ the plaintiff claims from the defendant

1. Damages for breach of contract

2. Order for the payment of cash the sum of GH₵36,000 being cost of spare parts supplied to the defendant and labour cost for the repair of the defendant’s mobile crane.

3. Interest on the said sum of money from October 2012 at the current bank rate to date of final payment.

4. Cost.

After the close of pleadings and the failure of pre-trial settlement, the matter was set down for hearing after the parties had filed their witness statements. At the trial, the plaintiff gave evidence and called one witness to close his case. The defendant also gave evidence per the Head of Human Resource and Administration and then called one witness to close its case.

From the pleadings filed by the parties, it is not in dispute that the plaintiff is a mechanic. It is also not in dispute that the defendant is a shipyard company which repair ships. The court also finds from the pleadings that there h…

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