PIESARE AG. J.
The original claim against the defendants was for: (1) the sum of ¢190,000 being the full purchase price of a four-bedroom bungalow which the defendants had contracted to construct for the plaintiff in 1980; (2) ¢132,879.43 being the interest and bank charges on the mortgage loan of ¢190,000; and (3) damages for breach of contract.
In the course of the proceedings, the sum of ¢190,000 was refunded by the defendants to the plaintiff’s bankers through the court. The first leg of the claim was therefore abandoned. The suit was set down for hearing on 7 June 1988. The defendants failed to appear in court although duly served with the hearing notice. The plaintiff however, proceeded to prove his claim.
It is clear from the evidence of the plaintiff, and on the pleadings, that the plaintiff is a private medical practitioner and proprietor of the Folesfit Clinic, North Kaneshie, Accra.
The defendants are a limited liability company and a subsidiary of the Bank for Housing and Con…