LOGAN & ASSOCIATES vs. MAGNA LOGISTICS LIMITED, SAMUEL BANNERMAN [2020]DLHC17336

Date	2020-05-06
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CM/RPC/0140/2020
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC17336

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JANE HARRIET AKWELEY QUAYE (MRS.)

SIKA AGGREY

MAXWELL LOGAN

STEPHANIE OFORIWAA FORSON

KWAKU DARKO ASIEDU

[2020]DLHC17336
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >&nbsp;LOGAN &amp;
ASSOCIATES<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MAGNA LOGISTICS LIMITED, SAMUEL BANNERMAN<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: 19.5pt;">

SIKA
AGGREY FOR MAXWELL LOGAN FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

STEPHANIE
OFORIWAA FORSON FOR KWAKU DARKO ASIEDU FOR DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM&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; <o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JANE
HARRIET AKWELEY QUAYE (MRS.)<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: 19.5pt;">

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

</div>This
ruling is based on a motion filed by the Defendants/Applicants on the 21st
day of January, 2020, praying
the court to strike
out the Plaintiff/Respondent Company’s Writ of Summons and Statement of
Claim for lack of capacity, pursuant to Order 2 Rule 4(2) and for multiplicity of suits. The Plaintiff/Respondent
Company filed an Affidavit in Opposition to the said motion on 28th
January, 2020, and the Defendants/Applicants subsequently filled a
Supplementary Affidavit on 13th February, 2020.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
facts are that, the Plaintiff/Respondent Company issued a Writ of Summons and
Statement of Claim against the Defendants/Applicants, asking for the recovery
of specified amount of money, being the face value of their Zenith Bank Cheque,
as well as interest on the sum, because the cheque was dishonoured on
presentment by the Defendants’ bankers.<o:p></o:p>The grounds
for this motion
filed by Defendants/Applicants are as follows:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:19.5pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:21.3pt">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim must be struck out for lack of capacity,
under Order 2 Rule (4) of the High Court Civil Procedure Rules, C.I. 47.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:19.5pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:21.3pt">2.