F.N. OPPONG & COMPANY LIMITED vs. SETHI MANAFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED [2018]DLHC3336

Date	2018-01-16
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.MISC/02/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC3336

ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS.) JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

E. N. POKU FOR PLAINTIFF.

MICHAEL AKOSA FOR PAUL ADU GYAMFI FOR DEFENDANT

[2018]DLHC3336
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >F.N. OPPONG &amp;
COMPANY LIMITED<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SETHI MANAFACTURING
COMPANY LIMITED<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL
DIVISION), KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL
APPEAL NO.MISC/02/2017&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:
16TH JANUARY, 2018 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>E. N. POKU FOR PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MICHAEL
AKOSA FOR PAUL ADU GYAMFI FOR DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p>

ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS.) 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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RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This
is an application under order&nbsp; 74 rule 12
(1)&nbsp; of C.I. 47 for the Review of cost of
GHC 10,000.00 awarded against the Plaintiff by this court on&nbsp; 13/12/2017 pursuant to the notice of
withdrawal filed by the Plaintiff’s counsel.<o:p></o:p>The
gravamen of the application as contained in the affidavit in support is that
since the Defendants did not file any defence, the Plaintiff did not need leave
of this court to discontinue and no cost would have been awarded against them.<o:p></o:p>Upon
a perusal of the processes field in this case, the court notes that no
statement of defence was filed. Therefore, under order 17 rule 2 (1) of C.I.
47, the Plaintiff was entitled to discontinue the suit without leave of the
court.<o:p></o:p>However
upon filing the notice of discontinuance and serving same on counsel for the
Defendants it is the opinion of this court that the Defendants were entitled to
the costs of the action. In this case, they only filed a notice of appearance.
All other processes were at the instance of the Defendant’s which have resulted
in a ruling against them at the Court of Appeal.<o:p></o:p>

In
the circumstance, the court is of the opinion that the cost of GHC 10,000.00
was excessive and the same is reduced to GHC 5,000.00.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></main>