ERMINIO CANUTO & ANO. vs. B NTUMY AND 14 OTHERS CO. LTD & ORS. [2017]DLHC4260

Date	2017-12-08
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CM/OCC/0316/2017
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC4260

SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU

MR. JOSEPH K. AMANKWA FOR MR. BABACAR BARRY FOR THE PLAINTIFF

[2017]DLHC4260
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">ERMINIO CANUTO &amp; ANO.<o:p></o:p></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; vs.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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>B NTUMY AND 14 OTHERS CO. LTD
&amp; ORS.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION), ACCRA]<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/OCC/0316/2017&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 8TH DECEMBER, 2017 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU,
JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>By a writ of summons issued on the 16th
day of May 2017, the plaintiffs claim against the defendants herein:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the share transfer agreements between
John Founou (2nd Defendant) and each of the Plaintiffs will be
rescinded, null and void.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order restituting the equipment set out in paragraph 7 of
the statement of claim to the ownership and control of the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Further consequential orders as this Honourable Court may
deem met.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">(d)&nbsp; General
damages<o:p></o:p>(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs.<o:p></o:p>After the service of the writ and its
accompanying statement of claim on the defendants, albeit, by substituted
service, the defendants failed to enter appearance. The plaintiffs therefore
applied for judgment in default of appearance. In view, however, of the claims
endorsed on the writ of summons, the court after hearing the application
decided to take evidence from the plaintiffs before considering its judgment.
The 2nd plaintiff therefore gave evidence on oath before the court
on the 27th November 2017.<o:p></o:p>From the evidence on record, the court finds
that the plaintiffs are businessmen resident outside the Republic of Ghana. The
court finds also that the 1st defendant is a limited liability
company incorporated in Ghana whilst the 2nd and the 3rd
defendants are shareholders and directors of the 1st defendant
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