GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK LTD vs. CHRIS TRADING STORE [2017]DLCA4819

Date	2017-05-03
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/30/2016
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA4819

ADJEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

SOWAH J.A.

MENSAH J.A.

NICHOLAS ADDAE TWENEBOAH FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

KWAME ASIEDU FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2017]DLCA4819
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK LTD <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>CHRIS TRADING STORE <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KOFORIDUA]<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: H1/30/2016&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;DATE: 3RD MAY, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>NICHOLAS ADDAE TWENEBOAH
FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KWAME
ASIEDU FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

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

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</div>SOWAH, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>This
appeal is from the Ruling of the High Court, Koforidua which set aside a
previous order of the same court dismissing the plaintiff/respondents’ suit for
want of prosecution.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
parties in this appeal will be referred to by their designations at the trial
high court.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It is provided by the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules
2004, C.I. 47, Order 36 rules 1 and 2
as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“Failure to attend at trial:<o:p></o:p>1.
(1)Where an action is called for trial and all the parties fail to attend, the
trial Judge may strike the action off the trial list.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(2)Where an action is called for trial and a
party fails to attend, the trial Judge may<o:p></o:p>a.
where the plaintiff attends and the defendant failed to attend, dismiss the
counterclaim, if any, and allow the &nbsp;plaintiff
to prove the claim.<o:p></o:p>b.
where the defendant attends and the plaintiff fails to attend, dismiss the
action and allow the defendant to &nbsp;prove
the counterclaim, if any, or <o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp; make such other order as is just.<o:p></o:p>Judgment given in absen</main>