FRANCIS PREMPEH AGYEMANG vs. NOBLE DREAM MICRO FINANCE [2015]DLHC3541

Date	2015-11-04
Suit No.	SUIT NO.BFS/57/15
Citation No.	[2015]DLHC3541

HER LADYSHIP ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS.) JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

KWAKU YEBOAH APPIAH FOR PLAINTIFF.

KWASI ADU MANTE FOR DEFENDANT.

[2015]DLHC3541
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">FRANCIS
PREMPEH AGYEMANG<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>NOBLE DREAM MICRO FINANCE<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL
DIVISION), KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO.BFS/57/15&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;&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;DATE: 4TH NOVEMBER, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>KWAKU
YEBOAH APPIAH FOR PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KWASI ADU MANTE FOR DEFENDANT.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

HER LADYSHIP ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS.) JUSTICE
OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>On
26/09/2014, the Plaintiff herein instituted the instant action against the
Defendant herein, to recover various sums of money which he had invested in the
Defendant Company together with the accrued interest, post judgment interest
and cost. Excluding the interest, the total amount being claimed is
GH¢23,878.00. The Defendant denied liability to the Plaintiff’s claims on the
basis that it had never conducted any business with him.<o:p></o:p>After
unsuccessful attempts at settlement, two issues were set down for trial,
namely:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether
or not the Defendant owes the amount claimed by the Plaintiff?<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether
or not the Plaintiff is a customer of the Defendant Bank?<o:p></o:p>It
is to be noticed that per the court’s records, counsel for the Defendant was
duly served with hearing notices to attend court for the trial to commence but
he failed to show up. This is evidenced by three affidavits of service sworn on
08/07/2015; 14/08/2015; and 01/09/2015.<o:p></o:p>Prior
to that, the Defendant’s usual representative, Patience Forson, was in court on
12/03/2015 without the Company’s lawyer and she was informed to communicate the
date for the next sitting to the Defendant’s lawyer. Strangely, after that
date, Ms. Forson stopped coming to court.<o:p></o:p>With
these series of events, the court had no option than to proceed with the case
under Order 36 rule 1 (2) (a) of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2004,
C.I. 47. It states:<o:p></o:p>Rule
(1) (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; where an action
is called for trial and a party fails to attend, the trial judge may:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;