GEORGINA OPOKU AGYEMANG vs. JACOB KWAME ASIAMAH, LEBBATT INVESTMENT LIMITED [2023]DLHC16874

Date	2023-07-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/244/2015
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC16874

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO

DORIS M. BANGFU

F. PAA KWESI ABAIDOO

[2023]DLHC16874
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GEORGINA OPOKU AGYEMANG<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>JACOB KWAME ASIAMAH, LEBBATT INVESTMENT LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<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;">

DORIS M. BANGFU FOR
PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p>

F. PAA KWESI ABAIDOO FOR DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU
T. ACKAAH-BOAFO<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;">

JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>Ackaah-Boafo,
JA<o:p></o:p>i.<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-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Overview:<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-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
I will prefix this judgment with the
quote attributed to an unknown author which states that “Friendship is delicate as a
glass, once broken it can be fixed but there will always be cracks”. It
is common ground from the facts and the available evidence that the Plaintiff,
Georgina Opoku Agyemang and the 1st Defendant, Jacob Kwame Asiamah were very
good and close friends. Their friendship led to them becoming business partners
in the 2nd Defendant Company, Lebbatt Investment Limited. Sadly, their
friendship is broken with serious cracks due to events revealed by the evidence
led in this case. The Plaintiff who initiated the action is seeking declaratory
and other orders by way of formal pronouncement from this court. The Defendants
seek orders of their own in the counterclaim filed.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[2]<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-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
It is sad to say
that, due to many reasons including the fact that the Plaintiff has had not
less than four lawyers to represent her since the suit was filed almost eight
years ago on December 17, 2015 at the Registry of the Court, failure of counsel
to meet deadlines, filing of applications, some of which with respect were
needless and adjournment requests at the instance of the parties and the court
after the trial commenced in March 2019 have all led to the delay in the
determination of this case. In effect, this case has taken many years with
twists and turns to reach its final destination today.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[3]<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-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Per a writ</main>