SEA GULL COMPANY vs. EBOW THEODORE ESSANDOH & 3 ORS [2015]DLHC11947

Date	2015-12-03
Suit No.	SUIT NO. AC 158/2015
Citation No.	[2015]DLHC11947

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH

WILLIAM ADDO FOR PLAINTIFF

MIGUEL RIBEIRO FOR DEFENDANT

[2015]DLHC11947
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SEA GULL COMPANY<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>EBOW
THEODORE ESSANDOH &amp; 3 ORS<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

SUIT
NO. AC 158/2015&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; DATE: 3RD&nbsp;DECEMBER&nbsp;
2015<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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

WILLIAM ADDO FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in;">

RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>This
is a motion on notice for judgment on admissions and an order for the release of money preserved by the official liquidator in compliance with
preservation order of this court
differently constituted. The plaintiff/applicant is one of the subcontractors
commissioned by the defendants/respondents to build
a power plant for VRA. The
defendants sued VRA in this Court and
obtained judgment. The money, subject matter of this application was
paid after that judgment. The defendants having admitted their indebtedness to
the plaintiff/applicant, it is the case of
plaintiff/ applicant that the money
so preserved should be released to them in settlement of the debt owed.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
substantive suit claiming the total sum was instituted on 5/11/14 with the following reliefs;<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order that the defendants pay to the
plaintiffs the sum of US$1,079,626,.61 being the outstanding balance for the
construction works in the development of Tema Thermal 1 power project<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest on the said sum from 5th May 2009 to the date of final
payment or alternatively<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order lifting the veil of incorporation of
the 2nd and 3rd defendant companies to make the 1st defendant personally liable for the
2nd and 3rd defendant
indebtedness to the plaintiffs,<o:p></o:p>Parties have filed pleadings
and settled on issues.<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff on the 29/7/2015 filed this motion for judgment on admissions for an
amount of GHC 356224.00. The affidavit in support attached to the motion and
deposed to by the financial manager
of the plaintiff company stated among others that on the 5/11/2014 plaintiff
claimed an amount of USD1079626.16 being the outstanding balance owed them.
Plaintif</main>