SWISS WATCH COMPANY LIMITED vs. ANNIE LARNYO ARYITEY & 3 ORS And DOROTHY QUIST OSAE & 6 OTHERS vs. SAMUEL AMO TOBBIN, LAND REGISTRATION DIVISION [2020]DLHC16442

SWISS WATCH COMPANY LIMITED vs. ANNIE LARNYO ARYITEY & 3 ORS And DOROTHY QUIST... [2020]DLHC16442

Date	2020-07-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BMISC/511/2011 , SUIT NO. AL/13/2015
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC16442

HIS LORDSHIP K. A. GYIMAH

TETTEH JOSIAH FOR YAW OPOKU ADJAYE FOR PLAINTIFF IN THE 1ST SUIT AND THE APPLICANT

STEPHEN AGYEMAN WITH ODETTE AGYEMAN FOR PLAINTIFFS IN THE 2ND SUIT.

EMMANUEL LARBI AMOAH FOR 1ST 2ND AND 3RD DEFENDANTS IN THE 1ST SUIT AND RESPONDENTS TO THE APPLICATION.

DR. ATUPARE WITH HARRIET MENSAH AND BERNARD DZINYELA FOR 4TH DEFENDANT IN THE 1ST SUIT AND A RESPONDENT TO THE APPLICATION.

[2020]DLHC16442
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SWISS WATCH COMPANY LIMITED <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ANNIE LARNYO ARYITEY &amp; 3 ORS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>And<o:p></o:p>DOROTHY QUIST OSAE &amp; 6 OTHERS <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SAMUEL
AMO TOBBIN, LAND REGISTRATION DIVISION &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<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;">

SUIT NO. BMISC/511/2011, SUIT NO. AL/13/2015&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:
23RD&nbsp;&nbsp;JULY 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>TETTEH
JOSIAH FOR YAW OPOKU ADJAYE FOR PLAINTIFF IN THE 1ST SUIT AND THE APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p>STEPHEN
AGYEMAN WITH ODETTE AGYEMAN FOR PLAINTIFFS IN THE 2ND SUIT.<o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL
LARBI AMOAH FOR 1ST &nbsp;2ND AND 3RD
DEFENDANTS IN THE 1ST SUIT AND RESPONDENTS TO THE APPLICATION.<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;">

DR.
ATUPARE WITH HARRIET MENSAH AND BERNARD DZINYELA FOR 4TH DEFENDANT IN THE 1ST
SUIT AND A RESPONDENT TO THE APPLICATION.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<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;">

HIS LORDSHIP K. A. GYIMAH<o:p></o:p>

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RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;Procedural
history<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;By a writ of summons issued on 24th March 2011, the plaintiff
in the 1st suit claimed certain reliefs against the defendants. On
the writ of summons and statement of claim, the plaintiff described itself as Swiss Watch Company Ltd. (Omega Tissot).
All subsequent processes that have been filed by the plaintiff bear the said
name of the plaintiff. All parties filed their necessary processes and
directions were duly taken by the court differently constituted. At the
directions stage, no issue was taken with respect to the plaintiff’s capacity
or designation. Parties were asked to file their witness statements which they
duly did. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Trial in this suit commenced on 10th March 2020. The
representative of the 1st plaintiff Mr. Mustapha Kalmoni testified
on behalf of the plaintiff and he was extensively cross-examined by counsel for
the defendants. When counsel for the defendants was cross-examining him, they
raised issues with the name of the plaintiff and suggested to the witness that
the plaintiff before the court is not a legal entity known to our laws. This is
because their search at the Registrar of Companies did not disclose the existence
of the plaintiff as an entity but the result rather showed the existence of
another entity by name Swiss Watch Company (Ghana) Ltd. Counsel for the 1st,
2nd and 3rd defendants tendered the registration
documents of the said company through the witness as exhibits 1 and 1A. The
witness however insisted that they were one and the same company. This is the
nature of the evidence given on that issue on 10th March 2020 when
he was being cross-examined by counsel for the 1st, 2nd
and 3rd defendants:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;“Q:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; You said you are the Managing Director of
the Swiss Watch Company Ltd. (Omega Tissot). Is that correct?<o:p></o:p>A:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes My Lord. <o:p></o:p>Q:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The plaintiff is a registe</main>