ALLIED OIL COMPANY LIMITED vs. WESTERN AUTOMOBILE CO. LTD [2018]DLHC3941

Date	2018-12-11
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BC 599/2015
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC3941

KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

MR. BENJAMIN SEVOR FOR DEFENDANT/APPLICANT

MR. NUTIFAFA NUTSUKPUI FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2018]DLHC3941
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ALLIED OIL
COMPANY LIMITED<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>WESTERN AUTOMOBILE CO. LTD<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (GENERAL JURISDICTION 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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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">SUIT&nbsp;NO.
BC 599/2015&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 11TH DECEMBER, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
BENJAMIN SEVOR FOR 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>CORAM: <o:p></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-top:1.45pt;margin-right:0in;
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&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:
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EN-CA;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This is an application by
Defendant/Applicant herein praying for “an Order to set aside the Plaintiff’s
Writ and Statement of Claim, the reply and the application for directions upon
the grounds stated in the accompanying affidavit”. The application according to
Counsel is “for lack of compliance with our laws and under the inherent
jurisdiction of the Honourable Court”. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Background:<o:p></o:p>[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It recalls that on the 1st day of June,
2015 the Plaintiff herein&nbsp; commenced this
instant action by issuing a writ of summons against the named Defendant herein
endorsed with certain judicial reliefs.<o:p></o:p>[3]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After
been served with the Plaintiff’s Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim, the Defendant
entered appearance through George Kofi Bekai of De-Georges Law Consult. Mr.
Bekai filed a Statement of Defence for the Defendant on July 14, 2015. The
Plaintiff filed a Reply to rebut the contentions contained in the Statement of
Defence filed. The Plaintiff/Respondent consequently filed an Application for
Directions on November 19, 2015 and set out about six issues for the Court’s
consideration. The Defendant’s Counsel also filed six Additional issues on
November 30, 2015 for the Courts determination. The Court on July 26, 2016 set
down all the issues as issues for trial in this matter. The Court ordered the
parties to file their Witness Statements together with their pretrial
checklists simultaneously. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[4]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
Plaintiff filed its Witness Statement on February 2, 2017 together with its
exhibits and the Defendants also filed its Witness Statement on January 6,
2017. The Court held a mandatory Case Management Conference with
representatives of Counsel. Mr. Joel Annor-Afari held the brief of Benson
Nutsukpui and Lawrence Asante Ahenkorah held the brief of Mr. George Bekai on
February 23, 2017. Trial d</main>