[2019]DLHC9214 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language: EN-US">MET CAPITAL GROUP LIMITED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language: EN-US">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language: EN-US">EVANS KOJO YEBOAH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">[HIGH COURT, COURT]<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">SUIT NO. GJ 430/2019 DATE: 22<sup>ND</sup> JULY, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-36.0pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">ALFRED NII ADJIN MENSAH, ESQ., OF HESSE & HESSE, NYINABA ESTATES-OSU, ACCRA, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-36.0pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-36.0pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">JOHNSON AMETORWO, ESQ., OF AMET LEGRAND CONSULT, MAMPROBI, ACCRA, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">CORAM: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-right:none; padding:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">By a Writ of Summons issued on December 10, 2018, the Plaintiff/Respondent herein (hereafter referred to as “Respondent”) sued the Defendant/Applicant (also referred to as “Applicant”, hereafter) for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt; line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">a.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Recovery of sum that this honourable court deems fit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt; line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">b.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Recovery of interest on the outstanding balance as this Honourable court deems fit<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt; line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">c.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Costs including legal fees<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt; line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">d.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Any other reliefs that this Honourable court deems fit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">From the pleadings and the affidavit evidence before the court, it appears that the Applicant secured from the Respondent Company for the benefit of DiscoveryTel Ghana Ltd., a company in which he is the majority shareholder, certain facilities totalling Two Million Ghana cedis (GH</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">¢</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqu