CLEMENT OFORI vs. JOSEPH KWEKU AYISI [2020]DLHC10464

Date	2020-02-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: GJ/1244/2018
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10464

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ELLEN VIVIAN AMOAH

KWAMENA FYNN-AIKINS FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT – PRESENT

NANA BENYIN ACKON HOLDING BRIEF FOR GARY NIMAKO MARFO FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPLICANT – PRESENT

[2020]DLHC10464
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CLEMENT OFORI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>JOSEPH KWEKU AYISI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO.: GJ/1244/2018&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;&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: 24TH FEBRUARY, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>KWAMENA FYNN-AIKINS FOR THE
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT – PRESENT <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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BRIEF FOR GARY NIMAKO MARFO FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPLICANT – PRESENT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ELLEN VIVIAN AMOAH<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;In a manner of speaking this application comes to
attack the ruling of the court pursuant to Order 29 of CI 47.<o:p></o:p>The rule is headed “Summary of Account” and says:<o:p></o:p>“Summary
order for account<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
1. (1) Where a writ indorsed with a claim includes a claim for an account or a
claim which necessarily involves taking an account, the plaintiff may, at any
time after the defendant has filed appearance or after the time limited for
filing appearance apply for an order for account under this rule.<o:p></o:p>(2)
An application under this rule shall be supported by affidavit or other
evidence if the Court so directs.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(3)
On the hearing of the application the Court may, unless satisfied by the
defendant by affidavit or otherwise that there is some preliminary question to
be tried, order that an account be taken, and may also order that any amount
certified on taking the account to be due to either party be paid to that party
within a time specified in the order.”<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;To
get a better understanding of this case it is necessary to briefly state some
sort of background in order that the chronology of events are clarified.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Plaintiff issued a writ on the 8th
August 2018 to which Defendants entered appearance on 20/12/2018.<o:p></o:p>As
at 31/01/2019 the Defendants filed no Defence. The Defence was finally filed on
the 4th February 2019 to which a Reply was filed by the Plaintiff on
18th March 2019.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On
the 2nd May 2019 the Plaintiff filed “Motion on Notice for Order for
Accounts pursuant to Order 29 of CI 47.”which was served on the Defendant on
the 6th May 2019 thus complying with basic rules of service on the
authority of The Trustees of the
Synagogue Church of All Nations v Agyeman 2010 SCGLR per Atuguba JSC (as he
then was)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On
the return date of the Order 29 application which was 15th May 2019
the Defendant wrote a letter seeking adjournment on medical grounds with
accompanying medical certificate. The matter was adjourned to 24th
June 2019<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
Defendant was served with Hearing Notice for the hearing on the 24th
June 2019 on the 17th June 2019.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On
the 24th June 2019 the court granted the “Motion on Notice for Order
for Accounts pursuant to Order 29 of CI 47.”<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Then
after the Order has been granted on the 8th July 2019 the Defendant
comes with this present application for the court to review its order dated 24th
June 2019. <o:p></o:p></main>