Emmanuel Vrs Nkansah [2022] GHADC 80 (17 December 2022)

Emmanuel Vrs Nkansah [2022] GHADC 80 (17 December 2022)

The Plaintiff proved on a balance of probabilities that only GHc8,000.00 was received as part payment for the contract sum of GHc11,000.00, and the GHc1,880.00 paid by the Defendant was for extra design work, not part of the original contract. Therefore, the Defendant owes the Plaintiff GHc3,000.00 as the remaining balance.

Citation
[2022] GHADC 80
Parties
Plaintiff: Fosu Emmanuel; Defendant: Yaa Nkansah
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
17 December 2022
Procedural Posture
Civil / Judgment
Outcome
Judgment for the Plaintiff
Legal Topics
Breach of Contract, Payment of Contractual Sums, Civil Procedure
Source Language
English

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Parties

Fosu Emmanuel

Plaintiff

Yaa Nkansah

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the parties entered into a contract agreement of GHc11,000.00
  2. 2 Whether the Defendant made part payment of GHc10,000.00 to the Plaintiff
  3. 3 Whether the conveyance fee of GHc200.00 formed part of the total agreement fee

Ratio Decidendi

The Plaintiff proved on a balance of probabilities that only GHc8,000.00 was received as part payment for the contract sum of GHc11,000.00, and the GHc1,880.00 paid by the Defendant was for extra design work, not part of the original contract. Therefore, the Defendant owes the Plaintiff GHc3,000.00 as the remaining balance.

Court Disposition

Judgment for the Plaintiff

Orders

  • Defendant to pay Plaintiff GHc3,000.00 as remaining balance of contract sum
  • Defendant to pay costs of GHc500.00 to Plaintiff