A.J. FANJ CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING LTD. vs. GHACEM LIMITED [2022]DLSC11437

Date	2022-03-02
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/36/2021
Citation No.	[2022]DLSC11437

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC (PRESIDING) DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC

PROF. KOTEY JSC OWUSU (MS.)

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS) JSC

OSCAR FORDJUOR ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.

DANIEL SAGU OSEI ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.

[2022]DLSC11437
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A.J. FANJ CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING LTD.<o:p></o:p>

(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>

vs.<o:p></o:p>

GHACEM LIMITED<o:p></o:p>

(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>

[SUPREME
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/36/2021&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: 2ND MARCH, 2022<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>

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OSCAR
FORDJUOR ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT. DANIEL SAGU OSEI ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

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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; <o:p></o:p>

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC (PRESIDING)
DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC, PROF. KOTEY JSC OWUSU (MS.), PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS) JSC<o:p></o:p>

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BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC:-<o:p></o:p>

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In this ruling the plaintiff, AJ FANJCONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING LTD, shall be referred
to as the appellant and GHACEM shall be referred to as the respondent.<o:p></o:p>

This is an appeal from a
ruling from the Court of Appeal, coram, V.D Ofoe, Bartels Kwodwo (Mrs.),
Barnasko-Essah (Mrs.), JJA. Dated, 10th December
2020, The said ruling of the Court of Appeal, reversed an earlier ruling dated
16thApril
2019, delivered by the High Court presided over by Kyei Baafour J(as he then
was).The High Court had refused an application by the respondent herein, to dismiss
the suit filed by the appellant on the grounds of res judicata and abuse of court process. Being
aggrieved by the decision of His Lordship Kyei Baafour J, (as he then was),the
respondent appealed to the Court of Appeal which reversed the decision of the
High Court and struck out the suit on the grounds of res judicata and
abuse of court process. It is this decision by the Court of Appeal
that the appellant is challenging before this court.<o:p></o:p>

How
did we get here?<o:p></o:p>

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BACKGROUND<o:p></o:p>

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For a fuller and better appreciation of this ruling
it is necessary to set out in great detail
the series of events that have culmina</main>