On 22nd March, 2016 the Plaintiff instituted the present action against the Defendant herein. By an amended statement of claim filed on the 31st July, 2017, Plaintiff’s claim against the Defendant is for:
i. An order directed to the defendant to pay an amount of GH₵365,934.19 being an outstanding indebtedness for waste management services render to the defendant by the plaintiff.
ii. Interest on the GH ₵365,934.19 at the prevailing commercial bank rate at the time of judgment from 30th April, 2013 till date of final payment.
iii. Costs including legal fees.
Per the amended statement of claim, the plaintiff’s claim hinges on the fact that the defendant has failed or refused to pay the outstanding debt owed it as a result of its services of street sweeping and drain cleaning within the central business district of the Kumasi Metropolis for sixteen (16) months.
The defendant averred in its amended statement of defence that it has paid all its indebtedness to the plaintiff and that the plainti…