[2017]DLHC6283 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; color:#00B0F0">FLIGHT SERVICES LTD </span></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">{PLAINTIFFS}</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; color:#00B0F0"> JOSH SAMUEL BOADI<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; color:#00B0F0">AIRWAYS CATERING </span></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">{DEFENDANTS}</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; color:#00B0F0">, GLADYS TENI ABULU AND WALTER</span></b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif""> <b><span style="color:#00B0F0">SAAKWA-MANTE</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">Suit No. ACC/6/07 DATE: 22<sup>ND</sup> DECEMBER 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">GEORGE BEKAI FOR THE PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">RICHMOND NUMBO SAAKA FOR THE DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">CORAM: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">JENNIFER DODOO (MRS) JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-right:none; padding:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo20"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">Capacity to bring action on behalf of limited liability companies.<o:p></o:p></span></i></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo20"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">Resolutions of Extraordinary General Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></i></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo20"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">Removal of Company Directors</span></i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li> </ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">The Plaintiff claimed against the Defendants the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">A declaration that the resolutions passed at the said Extraordinary General Meeting to force the 2<sup>nd</sup> Plaintiff to resign or be removed as Managing Director of the 1<sup>st</sup> Defendant is null, void and of no legal effect.<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">A declaration that the 2<sup>nd</sup> Defendant is not a director/shareholder of the 1<sup>st</sup> Defendant Company.<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">A further declaration that the 3<sup>rd</sup> and 4<sup>th</sup> Defendants are not directors of the 1<sup>st</sup> Defendant Company.<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">An order of perpetual injunction to restrain the Defendants by themselves, their assigns and privies from removing the 2<sup>nd</sup> Plaintiff and/or in any manner implementing the purported resolutions passed at the said Extraordinary General Meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">Any further or other orders as to this court may appear just.<o:p></o:p></span></li> </ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">It was the Plaintiffs’ case that the 1<sup>st</sup> Defendant was a company wholly owned by the 1<sup>st</sup> Plaintiff and that the 2<sup>nd</sup> Plaintiff was a director/shareholder of the 1<sup>st</sup> Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">The Plaintiffs averred further that an extraordinary general meeting was requisitioned pursuant to Sections 150 and 271 of the Companies Act 1963 (Act 179) and was held on 10<sup>th</sup> September 2007. The agenda for the meeting duly set was as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">i.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">Court suits involving Airways Catering Ltd in particular ratification or otherwise of suit between Airways Catering Ltd and the Official Liquidator.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">ii.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">Removal of Josh Samuel Boadi as Managing Director of Airways Catering Ltd.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">iii.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">Appointment of an interim Managing Director of Airways Catering Ltd<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l14 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">iv.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> &