REAL LOGISTICS & INVESTMENT LTD. vs. AFRICAN INDUSTRIES LTD., MAURITIUS FREEPORT DEVELOPMENT CO., OSPREY PORT SERVICES LTD. AND OIL TANKING GHANA SERVICES LTD. [2019]DLHC10325

REAL LOGISTICS & INVESTMENT LTD. vs. AFRICAN INDUSTRIES LTD., MAURITIUS FREEPORT... [2019]DLHC10325

Date	2019-04-18
Suit No.	SUIT NO. GJ/596/18
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC10325

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS).

PLAINTIFF REPRESENTED BY ERIC OHENE ADU DWAMENA

OPOKU BOATENG COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT PRESENT

PATRICK SORGBODJOR COUNSEL FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT PRESENT

PAA KWAME LARBI ASARE HOLDING BRIEF FOR KIMATHI KUENYEHIA

COUNSEL FOR THE 4TH DEFENDANT ABSENT

[2019]DLHC10325
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >REAL LOGISTICS &amp;
INVESTMENT LTD.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AFRICAN INDUSTRIES LTD., MAURITIUS FREEPORT
DEVELOPMENT CO., OSPREY PORT SERVICES LTD. AND OIL TANKING GHANA SERVICES LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT
NO. GJ/596/18&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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:
18TH APRIL, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>PLAINTIFF REPRESENTED BY ERIC OHENE ADU DWAMENA<o:p></o:p>OPOKU BOATENG, COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT
PRESENT<o:p></o:p>PATRICK SORGBODJOR, COUNSEL FOR THE 1ST
DEFENDANT PRESENT<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

PAA KWAME LARBI ASARE
HOLDING BRIEF FOR KIMATHI KUENYEHIA, COUNSEL FOR THE 4TH DEFENDANT
ABSENT<o:p></o:p>

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS).<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;Motion
on Notice for an order for payment out of Court<o:p></o:p>Ruling:&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>This
application is a request by the plaintiff/applicant for an order for payment
out of Court in respect of an amount of GH₵246,690.00
which was paid into Court by the 4th defendant.<o:p></o:p>According
to the plaintiff the 1st defendant is entitled to receive out of the
said sum an amount of USD28,410.00&nbsp; which
cedi equivalent is GH₵144,891.00
at an exchange rate of GH₵5.10
to USD 1.00.<o:p></o:p>The
1st defendant has opposed this request claiming that the
plaintiff/applicant owes rent to the 1st defendant/respondent from February
2018 till date and therefore a portion of the outstanding rent cannot be paid
to the 1st defendant while the remainder is still in arrears. The 1st
Defendant therefore requests the Court to refuse the application.<o:p></o:p>I
have heard both sides to this application and I rule that for the pendency of
this suit the amount paid into Court by the 4th Defendant shall
remain in the custody of the Court. This is because the Plaintiff itself
acknowledges that it owes rent to the 1st defendant which is the
owner of the building or property occupied by all the parties to this suit.<o:p></o:p>There
is no prove that the plaintiff has paid any rents to the 1st
defendant since February, 2018 and this Court thinks a release of the money to
the plaintiff would rather work hardship on the 1st
defendant/respondent.<o:p></o:p>Also
since the plaintiff is claiming that the 1st defendant has caused
the plaintiff to be denied rents from its sub tenants and is thus claiming
damages against the 1st defendant for such loss or denial of rent,
this Court is of the opinion that the money paid into Court is to remain in the
Court’s custody till all matters in controversy between the parties are
effectively determined by the Court.<o:p></o:p>On
the 20th February, 2019, this Court in granting the 4th
defendant’s application for payment into Court, added a further order that the
Registrar of this Court was to put the amount, if paid by the 4th
defendant, into an interest yielding account pending the final determination of
all issues in controversy between the parties. That order of the Court still
stands and the Registrar is to carry out same if he has not already done so.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(SGD)<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS
(MRS)<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;