W B H O GHANA LIMITED vs. EMMANUEL OWUSU [2016]DLHC3830

Date	2016-02-01
Suit No.	SUIT NO.OCC/67/15
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC3830

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

ANDREW DANIELS FOR PLAINTIFF.

NO LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR THE DEFENDANT.

[2016]DLHC3830
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >W B H O GHANA LIMITED<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL OWUSU<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL
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SUIT NO.OCC/67/15&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;DATE: 1ST FEBRUARY, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ANDREW DANIELS 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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ANGELINA
MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS.) JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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</div>WBHO GHANA LIMITED, a Limited
Liability Company registered under the laws of Ghana, commenced the instant
action against the Defendant on 24/11/2014. As the Defendant could not be
traced for personal service, the Plaintiff obtained an order for substituted
service of these processes on him. By an order of this court, the writ of
summons and statement of claim were duly published in the Thursday, April 2,
2015 edition of the Daily Graphic News paper, page 68.<o:p></o:p>After the said
publication, the Defendant failed to enter an appearance or cause an appearance
to be entered on his behalf. Thus, on 17/06/2015,
an interlocutory judgment was entered in favour of the Plaintiff on an ex-parte
application brought by its counsel.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>Again, the Defendant could
not be located for service of hearing notice for damages to be assessed as
indicted in an affidavit of non-service filed on 21/07/15. So, on 26/10/2015,
the Plaintiff obtained another order for substituted service of a hearing
notice on the Defendant. &nbsp;Service was
effected as per the affidavit of posting filed on 12/11/2015 and&nbsp; a publication in the Wednesday, November 25,
2015 edition of the Daily Graphic Newspaper. The return date was 07/12/2015,
but the Defendant neglected to come to court.&nbsp;
Accordingly, the court proceeded to take evidence for the assessment of
damages in respect of the following reliefs&nbsp;
for which interlocutory judgment was earlier entered:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the Defendant is in
breach of contract in respect of the purchase of equipment ( more particularly
referred to in the statement of claim) from the Plaintiff &nbsp;and or in the alternative damages for
conversion and unlawful retention of the Plaintiff's property.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Special Damages and general damages for
consequential losses incurred&nbsp; by the
Plaintiff from the unlawful removal and detention of its property; and from the
Plaintiff's attempt to recover the property.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for preservation of the property
wrongfully removed from the Plaintiff's premises<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
iv.&</main>