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UNITED STEEL COMPANY LIMITED
V.
WAPIC INSURANCE

(2021) JELR 92064 (CA)

Court of Appeal 28 Jan 2021 Ghana
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- The Plaintiff/Appellant applied for a summary judgement in the High Court to recover an insurance claim and interest from the Defendant. - The National Insurance Commission resolved the matter and directed the Defendant to pay the Plainti

Case Details

Suit Number:SUIT NO. H1/160/20
Judges:ADJEI, J.A , KYEI-BAFFOUR, J.A , BAAH, J.A
Counsel:DAVID KUDUADZI FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT GEORGE MIGEL OWUSU FOR RESPONDENT

JUDGMENT

 ADJEI, J.A.

The Plaintiff/Appellant applied for a summary judgement in respect of the two reliefs endorsed on its writ of summons against the Defendant in the High Court (Commercial Division) Accra and which the Court granted relief (a) and refused to grant relief (b) which is the interest to be awarded on the principal amount and the date interest was to commence. The Plaintiff dissatisfied with the ruling by the High Court delivered on 27th February, 2019 filed an interlocutory appeal against same to the Court of Appeal on 5th March, 2019.

The brief facts of the case as could be gleaned from the record of appeal are that the Plaintiff sued the Defendant to recover an amount of GH¢5,809,279.47 being the insurance claim due and owing to the Plaintiff by the Defendant and the interest on it from January, 2018 to the date of final payment. The plaintiff, a steel manufacturing company insured its heavy equipment in its factory with the Defendant, an insurance company. The Plaintif…

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