EASTERN ALLOYS COMPANY LTD. vs. SILVER STAR AUTO LTD. [2016]DLCA4644

Date	2016-07-14
Suit No.	SUIT NO.H1/01/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA4644

KANYOKE J.A. (PRESIDING)

ACQUAYE J.A. SOWAH J.A.

FELIX NANA OSEI FOR APPELLANTS

KWESI FREDUA-AGYEMANG DANSO FOR RESPONDENT

[2016]DLCA4644
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EASTERN ALLOYS COMPANY LTD.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SILVER STAR AUTO LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<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.H1/01/2016&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: 14TH JULY, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>FELIX NANA OSEI FOR APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KWESI FREDUA-AGYEMANG DANSO FOR RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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KANYOKE J.A. (PRESIDING), ACQUAYE J.A. SOWAH
J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">SOWAH, J.A:<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the Ruling of the High Court Commercial Division dated 29th
May 2015 striking out the plaintiff’s writ of summons and statement of claim on
the ground that they constituted an abuse of process. The plaintiff/appellant
who is dissatisfied with that decision has filed this appeal. The Notice of
Appeal dated 17th June 2015 has the following two grounds of appeal:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The decision of the Court
is not supported by the affidavit evidence on record.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The trial judge erred in
striking out the Plaintiff’s suit.<o:p></o:p>For
clarity and ease of reference, the plaintiff/appellant in this appeal who was
the defendant in an earlier suit at the Commercial Court numbered RPC/268/07
will hereafter be referred to simply as the “appellant” whilst the
defendant/respondent herein who was the plaintiff in the earlier suit will be
called the “respondent”.<o:p></o:p>Background
facts<o:p></o:p>The brief background facts are as follows: <o:p></o:p>On
10th September 2007, the respondent filed a writ of summons against
the appellant herein. That Suit Number RPC/268/07 was titled Silver Star Auto Ltd vs. Eastern Alloys Co.
Ltd. The respondents claim was for an outstanding balance of money owed by
the appellant in respect of workshop services rendered by the respondent on
Benz trucks purchased by the appellant from the respondent. The appellant filed
a statement of defence and counter-claim in that Suit. At the close of pleadings,
the dispute was settled at the pre-trial settlement stage and a consent
judgment duly entered on 30</main>