YAW OWUSU BREFO V. MECHANICAL LLOYD CO. LTD

BARBARA ACKAH-YENSU, JA

In this appeal against the judgment of the High Court (General Jurisdiction) Accra delivered on 21^st December 2016, the Defendant/Appellant (alternately referred to as the Defendant, or the Appellant) prays that the judgment of the court below be set aside and the Plaintiff/Respondent’s (referred to alternately as the Plaintiff, or the Respondent) application for summary judgment be accordingly dismissed.

The Plaintiff’s claim against the Defendant at the court below was for the sum of US$11,912 or its cedi forex buying equivalent being the sum of money spent by Plaintiff in renting a vehicle from 4^th June 2015 to 16^th October 2015, together with interest at the commercial bank lending rate from 16^th October 2015 until date of final judgment. Plaintiff also claimed general damages and costs.

The facts giving rise to the suit are pretty simple. The Plaintiff was the owner of Ford Mondeo saloon car with registration number GE 6132-12. The Defendant is a registered a…