AMOFA KOFI KUSI vs . UNICREDIT GHANA LIMITED [2019]DLHC6851

Date	2019-07-29
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC6851

JUSTICE DR. RICHMOND OSEI-HWERE J

ENOCH AMOAH COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

[2019]DLHC6851
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AMOFA KOFI KUSI<o:p></o:p>vs .<o:p></o:p>UNICREDIT GHANA LIMITED<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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29TH JULY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ENOCH
AMOAH, COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE DR. RICHMOND OSEI-HWERE, J<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>On
the 4th of December, 2018 the plaintiff instituted an action against
the Defendant. By his writ of summons, the plaintiff sought the following
reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The recovery of the total sum of suns of
GHC291, 208.35 being a fixed deposit investment made by the Plaintiff with the
Defendant on 11th August, 2017.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest on the sum of the contract rate of
20.50% from 11th August, 2017 till date of final payment.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cost including cost of litigation.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Any further order that this Honorable Court
may deem fit.<o:p></o:p>Appearance
was entered on behalf of the Defendant by its solicitor on the 6th of December,
2018 and a statement of defense was also filed on behalf of the defendant on 19th
December, 2018. <o:p></o:p>On
20th December, 2018 the plaintiff filed an amended writ of summons
and statement of claim. The reliefs sought were the same as the original writ.<o:p></o:p>After
unsuccessful attempts at settlement the following issues were set down for
trial namely:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not the Plaintiff’s investment
was redeemed as at 15th October, 2017?<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not the Plaintiff is entitled to
his claim?<o:p></o:p>It
is observed that per the Court’s records, the Defendant was duly served with
hearing notices to attend court for the trial to commence but it failed to show
up. This is evidenced by some of the affidavits of service sworn on 04/06/2019
and 06/06/2019.<o:p></o:p>The
Defendant also failed to comply with the orders of the court to file its
witness statements. The court consequently invoked <o:p></o:p>Order
32 rule 7A of the High Court (Civil Procedure) (Amendment) Rules, 2014, CI 87
and struck out the defence of the Defendant.<o:p></o:p>With
the continuous absence of the Defendant, the court had no option than to
proceed with the case under order 36 rule 1(2)(a) of the High Court (Civil
Procedure) Rules 2004, CI 47. It states:<o:p></o:p>