NATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK LTD. (PLAINTIFF) vs. DELIMAN OIL COMPANY LTD., MESUNA HUDU DELIMAN AND MESUNA YAHA (DEFENDANTS) [2018]DLHC7336

NATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK LTD. (PLAINTIFF) vs. DELIMAN OIL COMPANY LTD., MESUNA H... [2018]DLHC7336

Date	2018-04-20
Suit No.	SUIT NO: CM/0112/15
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC7336

HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J.

KOFI AWONOR ESQ. FOR SENANU ASHIAGBOR ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF.

WILLIAM ALHASSAN ESQ. FOR MUSA AHMED ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT.

[2018]DLHC7336
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK
LTD.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>DELIMAN OIL COMPANY
LTD., MESUNA HUDU DELIMAN AND MESUNA YAHA<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/0112/15&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 20TH APRIL, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>KOFI AWONOR ESQ., FOR
SENANU ASHIAGBOR ESQ., 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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WILLIAM
ALHASSAN ESQ., FOR MUSA AHMED ESQ., FOR THE DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A.
ASIEDU, J.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>The instant application filed on the 16th
March 2018 seeks an order from this court to set aside the judgement in default
of defence entered against the Defendants/Applicants on the 27th
June, 2017.<o:p></o:p>Attached to the Motion paper is an Affidavit in
Support.&nbsp; The Plaintiff/Respondent is
opposed to the Application as shown by the Affidavit in Opposition and the
Supplementary Affidavit in Opposition filed by the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>The court has considered all the depositions
contained in the various Affidavits and have also considered the legal
submissions made by counsel when the Application was heard.<o:p></o:p>In view of the nature of the defence exhibited by
the Defendants/Applicants as shown in their Affidavit in Support as well as the
proposed Statement of Defence exhibited by the Applicants to their Affidavit in
Support, the Court is of the considered opinion that substantial justice will
be done by granting opportunity to the Defendants /Applicants to put forward
their defence.<o:p></o:p>For this reason the court will exercise its
discretion to set aside the default judgement entered on the 27th
June 2017 in favour of the Plaintiff so as to enable the Defendants to be heard
on their defence.&nbsp; The Court will award
costs of Ghc2, 000 to the Plaintiff against the Defendants/ Applicants. The
Court will grant the Defendants 7 day from today to file their Statement of
Defence so the matter can take its normal course.<o:p></o:p>

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