Salt imports land woman in court
By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSA
A Lusaka business woman has sued her counterpart demanding a refund of K44, 000 after a failed business contract of importing salt.
Ms Beatrice Mvula wants the Lusaka High Court to order Marther Samange trading as Marvic General Dealers to pay K44,000 being monies she is owing and due.
She is also demanding a payment of K56, 000 being a profit due to her from the importations of nine truckloads of 600 bags by 50 kilograms pure sodium chloride (iodate fine salt) from Botswana between September and December 2020.
Ms Mvula in her claim stated that she and Ms Samange entered into an oral contract and the term of agreement was that each would contribute K44, 000 in order to import the said bags of salt.
She said that the defendant demonstrated to her that a minimum of K19, 000 would be raised as net profit after each importation.
Ms Mvula said that she deposited the K44, 000 into Ms Samange’s bank account held with ABSA Bank Zambia Plc.
She claims that she has only received K10, 000 being part payment of profit.
But Ms Samange in her defence said that no salt was imported due to transporter’s failure to transport the commodity.
She said that the K10,000 paid to Ms Mvula was towards the p[rincipal sum and not profit because business is yet to be concluded.
The plaintiff also stated that the matter between her and the transporter was before court pending hearing.
Ms Samange added that she owes Ms Mvula K8, 000 which she was willing to settle in instalments.
