SIC INSURANCE CO. LTD. vs. IVORY FINANCE CO. LTD. AND 4 OTHERS. [2016]DLCA5075

Date	2016-12-15
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H2/185/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA5075

KANYOKE J.A.-(PRESIDING)

ACQUAYE J.A.

DZAMEFE J.A.

MR. KIZITO BEYUO WITH ABIGAIL TETTEH FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

MR. RICHARD AMOFA BEING LED BY EMMANUEL AMISSAH FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT

[2016]DLCA5075
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SIC INSURANCE CO. LTD.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>IVORY FINANCE CO. LTD. AND 4 OTHERS.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<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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CIVIL APPEAL NO. H2/185/2016&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 15TH
DECEMBER, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. KIZITO BEYUO WITH
ABIGAIL TETTEH FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
RICHARD AMOFA BEING LED BY EMMANUEL AMISSAH FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/
RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

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

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

</div>KANYOKE, J.A.:&nbsp;
This is an appeal from the judgment of the Commercial
Division of the High Court, Accra, dated the 17th day of April 2015
striking out the plaintiff/appellant’s (hereinafter referred to as the
plaintiff) writ of summons and statement of claim on the ground that they
disclosed no reasonable cause of action and also constituted an abuse of
process.&nbsp; The defendants/respondents
shall be referred to as the defendants.&nbsp;
The plaintiff company which is dissatisfied with the decision has filed
this appeal on the following three grounds of appeal:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The ruling of the court below is not supportable in law.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;The holding that the
endorsement on the writ does not disclose any reasonable cause of action is
frivolous, vexatious and an abuse of process of court is unsupportable in law.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">iii.