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AFRICAN AUTOMOBILE LTD. V. ADDO ATUAH & CO.

(2017) JELR 64161 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/51/2017  •  14 Dec 2017  •  Ghana

Coram
KUSI-APPIAH (J.A). – PRESIDING, DZAMEFE (J.A.), SUURBAAREH (J.A.)

Appearances
MS. VIVIAN TETTEH FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT,MS. FRANCISCA SERWAA BOATENG FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

Judgement

JUDGMENT

KUSI-APPIAH, J.A.

This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court (General Jurisdiction Division) Accra, dated 19th day of November, 2015, in favour of the Plaintiff/Respondent against the Defendant/Appellant. I will refer to the parties in the manner they appeared at the court below.

By its amended writ and statement of claim filed on 10th day of November, 2014, the Plaintiff brought this action against the defendant for:

β€œ(a) An order for recovery of the sum of GHΒ’36,029,835.99 and US$14,536 being the balance due and owning on account of professional legal services provided by the plaintiff to the defendant which sums remain unpaid despite several demands.

(b) Interest on the said sums at the going commercial Bank and US Dollar rate of exchange on the cedi and US Dollar respectively from the respective dates on which they fell due up to and inclusive of the date of final payment.

(c) Costs

The case of the plaintiff as gathered from its pleadings and especially evidence at…

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