MERIGA SHEIMAWU vs. MAHAMI BUKARI FUSEINI [2016]DLHC4057

Date	2016-12-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO. OCC 59/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC4057

DR. RICHMOND OSEI-HWERE JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

JAMES KOJO TSIN

[2016]DLHC4057
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MERIGA SHEIMAWU<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MAHAMI BUKARI FUSEINI<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT
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SUIT&nbsp;NO. OCC 59/2016&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; DATE: 21ST DECEMBER, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL
<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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KOJO TSIN<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:1.45pt;margin-right:0in;
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</div>On
27 April, 2016 the Plaintiff herein instituted the instant action against the
Defendant herein. The following reliefs were sought by the Plaintiff:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Specific performance of
the agreement entered into by the Plaintiff and the Defendant on the 12th
day of February, 2016.<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; Interest on the amount of
money entered into on the 12th day of February, 2016.<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;">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cost of legal fees.<o:p></o:p>After
unsuccessful attempts to serve the Defendant with the writ of summons and the
statement of claim, the plaintiff applied to the Court for an order for
Substituted Service of the processes on the Defendant herein. <o:p></o:p>Upon
service of the writ of summons and statement of claim by substitution, Sambian &amp;
Co entered conditional appearance on behalf of the defendant. The Defendant did
not set aside the writ of summons and statement of claim neither did he file a
defence. <o:p></o:p>Consequently,
the plaintiff filed a motion on notice for judgment in default of defence on
18/07/2016, with a return date of 1/08/2016. The said motion was served on
Counsel for the defendant, Sulley Sambian Esq., through his clerk by name Mr. Essibu
on 29/07/2016. <o:p></o:p>On
01/08/2016, both the defendant and his counsel were absent. Counsel for the
plaintiff was present. The motion was duly moved and final judgment was entered
against the Defendant for the reliefs endorsed on the writ pursuant to Order 13
rule 2 of the High Court Civil Procedure Rules, 2004, CI 47.<o:p></o:p>The
Plaintiff applied to the court on notice to amend the writ of summons. The
process was served on the defendant through his lawyer but they (defendant and
his lawyer) failed to appear in court when the motion was moved. The motion for
an amendment of the writ of summons was subsequently granted. The amended writ
of summons read as follows:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Specific performance of the agreement
entered into by the Plaintiff and the Defendant on the 12th day of February,
2016 or in the alternative the payment of Fifty Two Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC
52,000) by the Plaintiff to the Defendant.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interest on the amount of money entered
into on the 12th day of February, 2016.<o:p></o:p>