AHIAFOKPOR INNOCENT JRN vs. NDK FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD [2023]DLHC16843

Date	2023-06-01
Suit No.	SUIT NO. GJ/0414/2023
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC16843

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE RICHARD APIETU (J)

SELORM DEY

AFIA BEMA OSEI

ANDREW APPAU OBENG

[2023]DLHC16843
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AHIAFOKPOR INNOCENT JRN<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NDK FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&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;&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><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>SELORM
DEY HOLDING THE BRIEF OF NII KPAKPO SAMOA ADDO 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;">

AFIA&nbsp;&nbsp; BEMA OSEI&nbsp;&nbsp; LED&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BY ANDREW APPAU OBENG FOR DEFENDANT/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE
RICHARD APIETU (J)<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>This is a Ruling
on Preliminary Legal
Objection to the Defendant/Applicant’s hereinafter referred to as the
Applicant’s Motion to dismiss the Plaintiff/Respondent’s hereinafter referred
to as the Respondent’s suit.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The brief facts of the matter is that on 19th January, 2023,
the Respondent caused
a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim to be issued
against the Applicant
for reliefs endorsed thereon. The Applicant entered
appearance and filed an Application to dismiss the Respondent’s suit.
The Respondent filed
an Affidavit in Opposition and also filed
a notice of intention
to raise preliminary legal objection to the Applicant’s Application to dismiss the suit on two main grounds
namely:<o:p></o:p>1.<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-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the Motion is legally and