ENGEN GHANA LIMTED vs. MAGNA LOGISTICS COMPANY LIMITED AND MR. SAMUEL BANNERMAN [2020]DLHC10389

ENGEN GHANA LIMTED vs. MAGNA LOGISTICS COMPANY LIMITED AND MR. SAMUEL BANNERMA... [2020]DLHC10389

Date	2020-08-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO. GJ/1165/2018
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10389

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)

MRS. MARI-GOLD ALLOTEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF/ JUDGMENT CREDITOR ABSENT

MS. ALBERTA BAIDOO WITH SHADRACK TETTEH PRESENT FOR MS. NANCY AMPOFO FOR THE RESPONDENT

[2020]DLHC10389
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ENGEN GHANA LIMTED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MAGNA LOGISTICS COMPANY LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>MR. SAMUEL BANNERMAN<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<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;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. GJ/1165/2018&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:
28TH
AUGUST, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MRS.
MARI-GOLD ALLOTEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF/ JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>CREDITOR
ABSENT<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" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">MS. ALBERTA BAIDOO WITH SHADRACK TETTEH PRESENT
FOR MS. NANCY AMPOFO FOR THE RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP
JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;This is a Ruling on an Application to join
Mr. Samuel Bannerman as 2nd Defendant to this action.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The facts at hand are that this suit
commenced on the 25th of July, 2018 with a writ of summons and
statement of claim endorsed with the following reliefs;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order for the recovery of an amount of GH¢430,616.95 owing by the Defendant to
the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interest
on the said sum at the agreed contractual rate from 06/02/2017 till the date of
final payment.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cost
inclusive of lawyer fee.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;THE
CASE OF THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The case of the Plaintiff is relevant for our
purposes because it is important to determine the application before this
court. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It is the case of the Plaintiff that it is a
body corporate which deals in the refinery of crude oil, marketing of refined
petroleum products, lubricants, supply and trade of petroleum products. They
say that the Defendant is a customer who has received supplies of the
Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><sp</main>