KOJO KOOMSON vs. DE SIMONE LIMITED.

Before me is a motion on notice filed by the Defendant/Applicant praying for an order to set aside the default judgment obtained against it by the Plaintiff/Respondent on September 6, 2018 upon grounds contained in the accompanying affidavit. In this ruling, the Defendant/Applicant shall be referred to as the Applicant and the Plaintiff/Respondent shall be referred to as Respondent. According to the Applicant, the Respondent on July 19, 2018 sued out a writ of summons accompanied by a statement of claim against the Applicant seeking the specific reliefs endorsed on the writ of summons. These processes were duly served on the Applicant through the secretary on August 3, 2018, during the legal vacation. Having failed to enter appearance within the period provided by the Rules of Court Procedure, the Respondent filed and obtained final judgment against the Applicant on September 6, 2018 in default of appearance. In the affidavit accompanying the Motion to Set Aside the Default Ju...