RICHARD ATALOBRA vs. AIR COMMODORE ABASS [2021]DLHC11359

Date	2021-03-25
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0477/2019
Citation No.	[2021]DLHC11359

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE SOLOMON OPPONG-TWUMASI (MR.)

AKWELEY BAFLOE HOLDING BRIEF FOR SIMON OKYERE FOR THE PLAINTIFF

[2021]DLHC11359
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >RICHARD ATALOBRA<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:
0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:144.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-align:center;text-indent:-144.0pt;line-height:150%">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:
0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:144.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-align:center;text-indent:-144.0pt;line-height:150%">vs.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:
0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-align:center;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%">AIR COMMODORE ABASS<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:
0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-align:center;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:
0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-align:center;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%">[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;">

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:
0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:144.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-align:center;text-indent:-144.0pt;line-height:200%;border:none;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. LD/0477/2019&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:
25TH MARCH, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:144.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:
justify;text-indent:-144.0pt;line-height:200%">COUNSEL:&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><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="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:
solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">AKWELEY BAFLOE HOLDING
BRIEF FOR SIMON OKYERE FOR THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE
SOLOMON OPPONG-TWUMASI (MR.)<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;">

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:150%;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">JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">1.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
BACKGROUND: <o:p></o:p>On 22nd February, 2019, the Plaintiff caused to issue
from the registry of this court a writ of summons against the Defendant herein
seeking the reliefs endorsed on the said writ of summons.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">1.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In line with the dictates of C.I. 47, particularly Order 2 rule 6 thereof, the writ was
accompanied by a statement of claim stating in details the events that gave
rise to this cause of action.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">1.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Due to some circumstances in the registry of this
court, the writ somehow could not be served within the time allowed for the
service of same. The Plaintiff therefore had to bring an application to extend
the life of the writ before its expiry and this court differently constituted,
after finding the said application to be meritorious, extended the life of the
dying writ which was all this while in intensive care for another twelve (12)
calendar months, beginning from 24th February, 2019. <o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">1.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
After the life of the writ had thus been extended, the
Plaintiff came to face another challenge; he could not effect personal service
of the writ on the Defendant. He therefore had to apply to the court ex-parte
for an order to serve the Defendant through substituted service and this
application was also graciously granted by this court on 11th May,
2020.<o:p></o:p><!--[if !supportL</main>