DANIEL TACKIE vs. ELI DAVIDSON COMPANY LIMITED [2017]DLHC1281

Date	2017-02-17
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: CM/0222/2016
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC1281

SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J

R. GEORGE AGBEKO FOR THE PLAINTIFF

MR. JONATHAN DZAISU WITH HIM DR. ERIC KORSAH FOR DR. EMMANUEL ANKRAH FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2017]DLHC1281
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DANIEL TACKIE<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ELI DAVIDSON COMPANY LIMITED<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL
DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO.: CM/0222/2016&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; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 17TH
FEBRUARY, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. GEORGE AGBEKO FOR THE PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. JONATHAN DZAISU WITH HIM DR. ERIC KORSAH FOR
DR. EMMANUEL ANKRAH&nbsp; FOR THE DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none;
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</div>By
a writ of summons the plaintiff claims against the defendant <o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" 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;">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
“an order for the recovery of an amount of GH₵95,000.00
from the defendant being money the plaintiff paid to the defendant for a Toyota
Highlander vehicle which defendant failed to deliver to plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" 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;">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest from May 2015 to the date of final
payment.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" 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;">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs”<o:p></o:p>The
writ of summons and its accompanying statement of claim were served on the
defendant who then entered appearance and also filed a statement of defence.
After the filing of a Reply by the plaintiff and the close of pleadings, the
matter was referred for pre-trial settlement. However, when the parties failed
to settle at pre-trial, the case was placed before the court for hearing.<o:p></o:p>On
the 16th November 2016, the case was called in court; the defendant
and its lawyer were absent, the court, therefore, adjourned the matter to 5th
December &nbsp;2016 and ordered hearing notice
to be served on the defendant.<o:p></o:p>The
hearing notice was served on the lawyer for the defendant on the 30th
November 2016. However, when the case was again called on the 5th
December 2016 the defendant and its lawyer were still absent. The court then
made an order for the parties to file their witness statement and adjourned the
case to 19th January 2017 for pre-trial case management.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The plaintiff duly filed its witness statement
and served a copy thereof together with the order of the court on the defendant
through its lawyer on the 6th January 2017.<o:p></o:p>When
the case was called on the 19th January 2017 the defendant and its
lawyers did not appear and also failed to file their witness statement as
ordered by the court. Another hearing notice was therefore ordered to be served
on th</main>