FORMS CAPITAL vs. RE PETROLEUM LTD, CLEMENT EDEM ABENYO AND AUGUSTINE MAWULI BAKU [2023]DLHC15117

FORMS CAPITAL vs. RE PETROLEUM LTD, CLEMENT EDEM ABENYO AND AUGUSTINE MAWULI BA... [2023]DLHC15117

Date	2023-04-03
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CM/BFS/0437/2022
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC15117

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI

JOSEPH OPOKU BOATENG FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS – ABSENT

[2023]DLHC15117
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FORMS CAPITAL<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>RE PETROLEUM LTD, CLEMENT EDEM
ABENYO AND AUGUSTINE MAWULI BAKU<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS)<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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">SUIT NO. CM/BFS/0437/2022 &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: 3RD APRIL, 2023<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>JOSEPH OPOKU
BOATENG FOR THE 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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

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</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 0in;">

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</div>&nbsp;On 3rd November 2022, the
Defendants/Applicants (hereinafter called the Applicants) filed an application
on notice. The Applicants are praying in their application for the Court to
strike out the writ of summons of the Plaintiff/Respondent (hereinafter called
the Respondent) as being an abuse of the Court process.<o:p></o:p>The motion is supported by affidavit and attached with
exhibits. The relevant paragraphs of the affidavit in support are as follows:<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the Applicants have been served
with Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim issued by the Plaintiff/Respondent
on 10th of May, 2022 for the reliefs endorsed thereon. A copy of the
Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim is attached as exhibit CA1.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the Plaintiff had earlier in 2019
issued a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim against the same Defendants in
respect of the same subject matter for certain reliefs. A copy of the 2019 Writ
of Summons and Statement of Claim is attached as exhibit CA2.<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the action which was commenced by
exhibit CA2 went to trial; after which judgment was delivered in respect of
same. A copy of the judgment is attached as exhibit CA3.<o:p></o:p>6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the Respondent did not appeal
against the said judgment.<o:p></o:p>7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That I am informed by counsel for the
Applicants and verily believe same to be true that where a cause of action has
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