SAMODA INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED & ANOR vs. ROSA MARIE DA CONCEICAO PINTO DE MAGAHAES & 4 ORS [2017]DLHC11946

SAMODA INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED & ANOR vs. ROSA MARIE DA CONCEICAO PINTO DE M... [2017]DLHC11946

Date	2017-10-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO. GJ 1190/2016
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC11946

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH

ISREAL ACKAH FOR PLAINTIFFS

GODWIN MENSAH SACKEY FOR 1ST TO 3RD DEFENDANTS

[2017]DLHC11946
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SAMODA INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED &amp; ANOR<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>ROSA
MARIE DA CONCEICAO PINTO DE MAGAHAES &amp; 4 ORS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

SUIT
NO. GJ 1190/2016&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;DATE:
31ST&nbsp;OCTOBER 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

ISREAL ACKAH FOR
PLAINTIFFS <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in;">

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

</div>After
the plaintiffs herein with 2nd
plaintiff in particular have given consent to the defendants especially
the 1st defendant to manage the 1st plaintiff, it comes
as a surprise that the plaintiffs should mount
this action on the 24th of August 2017 seeking the following reliefs
from the court;<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that 1st and 2nd defendants worked as shadow
directors of the 1st plaintiff company and acted in breach of their
fiduciary duty by not acting in the 1st plaintiff’s best interest
when they diverted business opportunity meant for the 1st plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that the 4th defendant company assisted the 1st and 2nd defendants in breaching
their fiduciary duty towards the 1st plaintiff<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General
damages against 1st, 2nd and 3rd and 4th
defendants for breach of fiduciary duties and accessories respectively.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery
of One hundred thousand (100,000) Euros as monies to have received and not done
any work for and commercial interest thereon.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General
damages for diversion of 1st plaintiff business opportunities<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:322.5pt;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:7.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.25in;
line-height:166%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;tab-stops:43.05pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:166%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Punitive damages
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