STEVE BRATHWAITE vs. ODOTOBIRI RURAL BANK & ANOTHER [2011]DLCA3089

Date	2011-11-25
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/74/2011
Citation No.	[2011]DLCA3089

MARIAMA OWUSU (MISS) J.A. (PRESIDING)

F.G. KORBIEH J.A.

IRENE C. DANQUAH (MS.) J.A.

WILLIAM KUSI ESQR. FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

KWAME OWUSU SEKYERE FOR ERNEST OWUSU BEMPA WITH

EBENEZER AGYEI-BEDIAKO FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENTS.

[2011]DLCA3089
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >STEVE BRATHWAITE<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ODOTOBIRI RURAL BANK
&amp; ANOTHER<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL
APPEAL NO. H1/74/2011&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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NOVEMBER, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>WILLIAM KUSI ESQR. FOR
PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>KWAME OWUSU SEKYERE FOR
ERNEST OWUSU BEMPA WITH <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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EBENEZER
AGYEI-BEDIAKO FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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MARIAMA
OWUSU (MISS) J.A. (PRESIDING), F.G. KORBIEH J.A., IRENE C. DANQUAH (MS.) J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>IRENE C DANQUAH JA<o:p></o:p>This Appeal emanates from
the ruling of the High Court Commercial division, Kumasi dated 17th
January, 2011.<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff issued a
writ of summons against the defendants claiming jointly and severally fifteen
reliefs.<o:p></o:p>The Defendants resisted
the action by filing a Conditional Appearance subsequently followed by a Motion
on Notice for the following Orders;<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Setting
aside the Writ of Summons.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Setting
aside reliefs (c ), (d), (k), (n) and (o) of the Writ of Summons or
Alternatively<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Order
the 2nd Defendant &nbsp;to cease to
be a party to the suit in terms of the Supporting Affidavit<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff on his part
filed an affidavit to oppose the grant of the application.<o:p></o:p>The Commercial Court heard
Counsel for both parties and gave its ruling on 10th day of January,
2011 refusing to set the entire Writ aside. However the Plaintiff dissatisfied
with the ruling appealed against same. <o:p></o:p>For a better appreciation
of this appeal, I find it pertinent to set out the reliefs (c), (d), (k), (n)
and (0) which the defendant applied to the Commercial Court to set aside..<o:p></o:p>( c).&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration from the Honourable Court that
the 2nd defendant is in breach of its duty under Section 133 and 136
of Act 179 and are&nbsp; liable to pay
compensation for breaches in the provisions of Section 123 and Section 124 of
the Companies code in pursuant of Section 136 (2).<o:p></o:p>(d).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order from the Court to compel the 2nd
Defendant to pay compensation to the 1st Defendant for damages
incurred by the 1st defendant for breaches in Section 123, 124 , 133
and 136 of Act 179.<o:p></o:p>(k) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order from the Court to impose those
penalties.<o:p></o:p>