[2023]DLHC15094 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:150%;tab-stops:177.0pt center 261.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#00B0F0">UNITED STEEL CO. 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LTD)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:150%;tab-stops:225.0pt 4.25in"><i><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:#2000">(</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">DEFENDANT/APPLICANT</span></i><i><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-ansi-language:#2000">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></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: 0in 0in 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:150%;tab-stops:225.0pt 4.25in;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">SUIT NO.CM/BDC/0528/2018 </span><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language: #2000"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">DATE</span><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language: #2000">: </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">13<sup>TH</sup> MARCH, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-1.5in;line-height:150%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-1.5in;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">DAVID KUDOADZI FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p></span></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: 0in 0in 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">MARGARET OWUSU FOR THE DEFENDANT/ APPLICANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%;tab-stops:225.0pt 4.25in"><b><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-ansi-language:#2000">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%;tab-stops:225.0pt 4.25in"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI<o:p></o:p></span></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 0in;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:150%;tab-stops:96.75pt;border:none;mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding: 0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:150%;tab-stops:96.75pt"><b><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:#2000"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">On 14<sup>th</sup> February 2023, the Defendant/Judgment Debtor/Applicant (hereinafter called the Applicant) filed a motion to set aside the entry of judgment filed by the Plaintiff/Judgment Creditor/Respondent (hereinafter called the Respondent). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">The entry of judgment under attack was filed by the Respondent on 2<sup>nd</sup> February, 2023. It is in respect of a judgment delivered by this court on 30<sup>th</sup> January, 2023. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">The motion is supported by affidavit. The Applicant main grounds in the affidavit in support are as follows;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:12.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">a)<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-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">That the court did not fix the exact interest rate to apply in its judgment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:12.0pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">b)<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-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">That the interest rate should be at the time the order was made or the judgment was read and not the rat