NATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK vs. HACIENDA HOTELS LTD AND ANOTHER [2017]DLHC3676

Date	2017-09-07
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BFS/112/07
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC3676

GEORGE K. KOOMSON JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
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115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:#00B0F0">NATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
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115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:#00B0F0">HACIENDA HOTELS LTD AND
ANOTHER<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL
DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;
mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">SUIT NO. BFS/112/07&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7<sup>TH</sup> SEPTEMBER, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;
mso-padding-alt:0in 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">CORAM</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;
mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">GEORGE K. KOOMSON JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:0in 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;
mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">On the 14<sup>th </sup>August, 2007, I dismissed the application
to set aside the default judgment filed by the defendants/applicants. I
reserved my reasons to today which I now proceed to give. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;
mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p>

</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;
mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">On the 7<sup>th </sup>November, 2007 the motion for judgment in
default was struck out and the case was made to take its normal course. The
case then proceeded to pre-trial. At the pre-trial the defendants submitted to
judgment and judgment was accordingly entered for the plaintiff on the 29<sup>th
</sup>May, 2008. It is therefore not correct for defendants/applicants to state
that judgment in default of defence was entered for the plaintiff. The
application to set aside the said non-existing default judgment was filed in
error. It was for this reason that I dismissed the application to set aside the
default judgment. I award costs of GH¢1,000.00 against defendants/applicants in
favour of plaintiff.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p></span></main>