BASHIRU ADBALLAH vs. WILLIAM ADJOVU [2019]DLHC9027

Date	2019-05-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO.CM/RPC/0366/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC9027

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE

K. ADJEI LARTEY ESQ. OF ALAD LAW CONSULT ASYLUM DOWN ACCRA COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT

GODWIN DZOKOTO ESQ. OF LEGAL ANCHOR. EAST LEGON ACCRA COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2019]DLHC9027
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BASHIRU ADBALLAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>WILLIAM ADJOVU<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
(COMMERCIAL DIVISION) ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>K.
ADJEI LARTEY, ESQ., OF ALAD LAW CONSULT, ASYLUM DOWN, ACCRA, COUNSEL FOR
PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT<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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EAST LEGON, ACCRA, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE<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="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div>It
is provided in Order 11 rule 18(1) of the High Court
(Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 (C. I. 47) that;<o:p></o:p>“1. The Court may at any stage of the proceedings
order any pleading or anything in any pleading to be struck out on grounds that
<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:36.0pt;
margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It discloses no reasonable
cause of action or defence; or<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:36.0pt;
margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It is scandalous, frivolous
or vexatious or<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:36.0pt;
margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It may prejudice, embarrass
or delay the fair trial of the action; or <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:36.0pt;
margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It is otherwise an abuse of
the process of Court<o:p></o:p>And may order the action to
be stayed or dismissed or judgment to be entered accordingly <o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp; No evidence whatsoever shall be admissible on
an application under sub rule 1(a).<o:p></o:p>It
is consequent upon these provisions of Order
11 r 18(1) of C.I 47, particularly the sub rule (a), that the Plaintiff has
filed the present application praying for an order striking out the Statement
of Defence of the Defendant because it discloses no reasonable cause of action.<o:p></o:p>