CASA TRASACCO vs. CONATI FRANCESHETTE SRL [2017]DLHC3699

Date	2017-03-09
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CM/RPC/0648/16
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC3699

GEORGE K. KOOMSON JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

KWAME AMENANO TANNOR FOR K. PEASAH BOADU FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

BAFFOUR AWUAH AGYEI FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPLICANT

[2017]DLHC3699
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CASA TRASACCO<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>CONATI FRANCESHETTE SRL<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL
DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>SUIT NO. CM/RPC/0648/16&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 9TH MARCH, 2017<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KWAME AMENANO TANNOR FOR K. PEASAH BOADU FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>BAFFOUR AWUAH AGYEI FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPLICANT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>In this application the defendant prays this court for an order
striking out plaintiff’s pleading and to set aside the Writ of Summons. The
contention of the defendant is that the writ of summons and the statement of
claim disclose no reasonable cause of action against the defendant. A brief
background to this application is that on the 19th October, 2016,
plaintiff issued a writ of summons asking for the following reliefs: <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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General damages of USD
1,000,000.00 or its cedi equivalent for loss of business profit and goodwill. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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Interest on USD 1,000,000.00 or
its cedi equivalent from August, 2016, at the prevailing Commercial Bank
lending rate up to and inclusive of date of final payment. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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Costs including lawyers’ fees
assessed at 25% of the claim adjudged by the court. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The writ of summons was accompanied with a 12 paragraphed statement
of claim. On the 3rd November, 2016 the defendant through its
solicitors entered a conditional appearance. Then on the 29th November,
2016, the defendant filed an application for the plaintiff to give further and
better particulars to information contained in paragraphs 3, 5, 8 and 9 of the
statement of claim. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On the 15th December, 2016, the court granted the said
application and ordered the plaintiff to provide further and better particulars
within 14 days. <o:p></o:p>The plaintiff has flatly refused to comply with the order to
provide further and better particulars. The defendant subsequently filed the
present application to set aside the writ of summons and the statement of claim
as no reasonable cause of action is shown. The defendant further contends that
the plaintiff has failed to comply with the order of the court made on the 15th
December, 2016. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><</main>