EAGLES TELECOM LIMITED vs. BLUETONE COMMUNICATIONS LTD. AND MILLICOM GHANA LTD [2018]DLHC9114

Date	2018-10-15
Suit No.	SUITNO. CM/BDC/0155/2018
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC9114

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JENNIFER A. DADZIE

K. O. AMPONSA-DADZIE ESQ. OF AMPONSA-DADZIE AND PARTNERS CAPE COAST COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

VICTORIA BARTH ESQ. OF SAM OKUDZETO & ASSOCIATES SENA CHAMBERS ACCRA COUNSEL FOR 2ND DEFENDANT/APPLICANT

[2018]DLHC9114
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EAGLES TELECOM LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>BLUETONE COMMUNICATIONS LTD. (1ST
DEFENDANT) AND MILLICOM GHANA LTD
(2ND DEFENDANT/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUITNO.
CM/BDC/0155/2018&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: 15TH OCTOBER,
2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>K. O.
AMPONSA-DADZIE, ESQ., OF AMPONSA-DADZIE AND PARTNERS, CAPE COAST, COUNSEL FOR
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<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" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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ASSOCIATES, SENA CHAMBERS, ACCRA, COUNSEL FOR 2ND
DEFENDANT/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP, JUSTICE JENNIFER A. DADZIE<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>Before me is an application filed by the 2nd
Defendant/Applicant, referred to hereafter as “Applicant”, seeking an Order to
dismiss the suit filed by the Plaintiff/Respondent, also referred to hereafter
as “Respondent” for reasons which I will state in the course of this Ruling.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The backdrop to the present application
consists of the following facts.&nbsp; On
February 23, 2018, the Respondent caused a Writ of Summons to be issued on its
behalf against the Applicant and another defendant for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As
against the 2nd Defendant<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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Payment of the gross amount of US$570,000.00
as from November 2016<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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Interest on the amount of US$570,000.00 as
from November 2016 to date of final payment<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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Damages for the loss of business integrity
and the decision to cease giving any further traffic or calls to it as result
of the actions of the 2nd Defendant<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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Costs in litigation.<o:p></o:p>