BIG BOYS COMPANY LIMITED (PLAINTIFF) vs. ACCESS BANK COMPANY LIMITED (DEFENDANTS) [2019]DLHC7253

BIG BOYS COMPANY LIMITED (PLAINTIFF) vs. ACCESS BANK COMPANY LIMITED (DEFENDANTS... [2019]DLHC7253

Date	2019-06-07
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CM/OCC/0189/2017
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC7253

HIS LORDSHIP GEORGE K. KOOMSON (J).

EMMANUEL GOKAH FOR PLAINTIFF

ALBERT GYAN FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2019]DLHC7253
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BIG BOYS
COMPANY LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ACCESS BANK
COMPANY LIMITED<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/OCC/0189/2017&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:
7TH JUNE, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL
GOKAH 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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ALBERT
GYAN FOR THE DEFENDANT<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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mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>The Defendant herein instituted an
action against a company called Rockshell International Company Limited and
obtained Judgment on the 16th December, 2015 before Her Ladyship
Justice Doreen Genevieve Boakye-Agyei at the Commercial Court 8, Accra.&nbsp; The Defendant after the Entry of Judgment
took a further step to enforce the Judgment.&nbsp;
In so doing, the Defendant attached certain properties Defendant
perceived to belong to Rockshell International Limited.&nbsp; Among the properties attached is the
subject-matter of the instant Suit, the Crane.&nbsp;
The Plaintiff then filed a Notice of Claim.&nbsp; The ensuing interpleader trial went in favour
of the Plaintiff herein and the Crane, the subject-matter of the instant action
was discharged from attachment.&nbsp; Having
succeeded in the interpleader action, the Plaintiff accordingly mounted the
present action 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;">1.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Special
Damages of USD25,000.00 per day, that is from May 12, 2016 to the release date
Wednesday 15th March, 2017 of the Crane (when the Crane&nbsp; was under attachment) and the Plaintiff could
not earn fees under the contract.<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;">2.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Payment
for the cost of any damage caused to the crane as a result of its non-usage
during the period of attachment<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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;">3.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs
of the action including Counsel’s fees set at the Ghana Association Scale of
fees.<o:p></o:p>The Defendant had also in a
Counterclaim asked for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">1.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that Defendant is not liable to Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>