REV. SISTER AMA ADIEPENA (PLAINTIFF) vs. MEC-ELLIS INVESTMENT GH LTD & ANOR (DEFENDANTS) [2018]DLHC7290

REV. SISTER AMA ADIEPENA (PLAINTIFF) vs. MEC-ELLIS INVESTMENT GH LTD & ANOR (DEF... [2018]DLHC7290

Date	2018-06-14
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CM/RPC/0707/17
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC7290

HIS LORDSHIP GEORGE K. KOOMSON (J).

KWAKU OWUSU AGYEMANG FOR PLAINTIFF

[2018]DLHC7290
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >REV. SISTER AMA ADIEPENA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MEC-ELLIS INVESTMENT GH LTD &amp; ANOR<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[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/RPC/0707/17&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
14TH JUNE, 2018<o:p></o:p>

KWAKU OWUSU AGYEMANG FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP GEORGE K. KOOMSON (J).<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top: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>On the 10th
November, 2017, the Plaintiff issued a Writ of Summons against the Defendants
claiming the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery of GH¢73,775.00
being the amount outstanding as at 14th June, 2013.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interest on the
said amount from 14th June, 2013 at the rate of 27% per annum up to
the date of final payment.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages for
breach of contract and harm suffered by the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Costs including
solicitors fees.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Any other
reliefs the Court deem fit.<o:p></o:p>Upon service on
the Defendants, they entered appearance through their solicitor Kwame Akyianu
of Akyianu &amp; Associates on the 21st December, 2017.&nbsp; The Defendants however failed to file a
statement of defence on the 20th April, 2018, the Plaintiff filed an
application for judgment in default of defence.&nbsp;
The application was served on the Defendants on the 24th
April, 2018.<o:p></o:p>Despite being
served with the application for judgment in default of defence, the Defendants
did not file any affidavit in response.&nbsp;
They also failed to file their defence.&nbsp;
On the 3rd May, 2018, the Plaintiff moved her application and
obtained judgment against the Defendants on her reliefs (1), (2) and (4).&nbsp; The Plaintiff was ordered to serve the
Defendants with a notice of assessment of damages in respect of the relief
(3).&nbsp; The case was adjourned to 15th
May, 2018 for the assessment of damages. The records before m</main>