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KUJO ELAS MCDAVE
V.
GREATER PLAN COMPANY LIMITED AND GODFRED ANNANG AKRONG

(2016) JELR 67343 (HC)

High Court 1 Dec 2016 Ghana
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- The plaintiff filed a civil summons claiming payment of professional fees and interest from the defendants. - The plaintiff was engaged by the 1st defendant as their lawyer and claims to have been relieved of his duties without full payme

Case Details

Suit Number:SUIT NO.RPC/176/2014
Judges:SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU
Counsel:NANA AMA OWUSU FOR THE PLAINTIFF; MR. G. D. ZANEY FOR G. S. K. BABANAWO FOR THE DEFENDANT.

JUDGMENT

ASIEDU, J.

By a writ of civil summons dated the 7th day of May, 2014 the plaintiff claims from the defendants:

(a) An Order compelling the 1st Defendant to pay the total sum of GH¢582,000.00 and US$17,400 being the sums owed the Plaintiff as Professional Fees as at 9th January, 2013.

(b) Interest on the said sum above at the prevailing bank rate from the 10th January, 2013 until date of final payment.

(c) An order compelling both the 1st and 2nd Defendants either jointly or severally to pay the sum of GH¢2,180,000.00 being the monetary value of the landed property assigned to the Plaintiff as legal fees and guaranteed by the 2nd Defendant.

(d) Interest on the said sum (c) above at the prevailing bank rate from the 10th January, 2013 until date of final payment.

(e) Cost.

The defendants entered an appearance to the writ and then filed their statement of defence. After failure of the pre-trial settlement, the case was set down for trial at which the plaintiff gave evidence and then cal…

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