MAGNUM FORCE SECURITY COMPANY vs. ADAMUS RESOURCES LIMITED [2022]DLHC11449

Date	2022-03-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CM/BDC/0486/2020
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC11449

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI.

ABU JUAN FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

AUGUSTINE KIDISIL FOR DEFENDANT/APPLICANT

[2022]DLHC11449
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MAGNUM FORCE
SECURITY COMPANY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ADAMUS
RESOURCES LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPLICANT)<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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</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ABU JUAN FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<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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DEFENDANT/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI.<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;On 22nd
October, 2020, the Defendant/Applicant (hereinafter called the Applicant) filed
a motion on notice praying for an order striking out the statement of claim and
dismissing the entire action upon the grounds stated in the affidavit in
support.<o:p></o:p>The Applicant prayed
further as follows: -<o:p></o:p>The
instant action is founded on a contract which had expired at the time the
Plaintiff’s cause of action allegedly arose thus, the Plaintiff’s statement of
claim and the entire action does not disclose a reasonable cause of action, is
frivolous, vexatious, and an abuse of the process of the Honourable Court.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>The
motion is supported by affidavit and exhibits.&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p>I wish to quote the
relevant paragraphs of the affidavit in support in this ruling.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>2. That I am an officer of the Defendant/Applicant (the ‘Applicant’)
herein and I have the authority and consent of the Applicant to depose to this
affidavit on its behalf.<o:p></o:p>3. That, unless otherwise stated, the facts I depose to in this
affidavit are matters that have come to my knowledge in the course of my work
or based on information provided to me by the Applicant or its Counsel which I
believe to be true.<o:p></o:p>5. That on 12th February, 2020, the Plaintiff/Respondent (the
‘Respondent’) sued the Applicant claiming the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (i) An order for the Defendant
to pay to the Plaintiff an amount of Seven Hundred and Forty Thousand, Four
Hundred and Fifty-Two Cedis and Thirty-Two Pesewas (GH¢740,452.32) being the
sum due and owing Plaintiff as at the 13th of January, 2020<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp; (ii) An order for Defendant to
pay interest on the amount in relief (i) herein above.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp; (iii) Damages<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp; (iv) Costs of prosecuting this
case on full indemnity basis.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 7. &nbsp;&nbsp; That pursuant to the leave granted by this court, the Applicant
entered appearance to the instant action by its counsel on 5th
August, 2020.&nbsp; A copy of the Notice of
Entry of Appearance is attached hereto and marked as Exhibit ‘JA2’<o:p></o:p>