J U D G M E N T
The Plaintiff mounted this suit on 5th October 2018, against the Defendant for the following reliefs:
a. Recovery of the sum of 12,598.361FCFA or the sum of GH¢110,668.59 being its cedi equivalent as at 1st June, 2018 an amount that the Defendant has unlawfully withheld from the plaintiff.
b. Interest on the said sum at the prevailing commercial bank rate from 23rd June, 2018 up until the date of final payment.
c. Costs including legal costs.
The gravamen of the Plaintiff’s claim is contained in paragraphs 2 to 10 of the Statement of Claim, a summation of which is as follows:
According to the Plaintiff, sometime in May, 2018, it engaged the services of the Defendant to remove cargo from Burma Camp in Accra to the Tema Harbour for a fee of 12,598,361FCFA.
The Plaintiff says that it transferred the said amount through Ecobank Mali to the Defendant’s account at the Universal Merchant Bank Limited-Airport City Branch on 1st June, 2018.
The Plaintiff avers that the D…