[2023]DLHC16902 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:19.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">MICHAEL ADJETEY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:19.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:19.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:19.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">IMPERIAL HOMES LTD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:19.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:19.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:19.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:168.75pt 278.15pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> </span></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: 19.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO.GJ/0052/2023 DATE: 6<sup>TH</sup> JULY, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:19.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:96.25pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">TATA KOSI FOLIBA HOLDING BRIEF OF SEAN KWAMINA ADDO MENSAH FOR PLAINTIFF<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: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">RANSFORD OFORI JNR FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:19.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:19.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE RICHARD APIETU <o:p></o:p></span></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: 19.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:5.2pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">I<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt"> </span>have<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>perused<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>affidavit<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>Pokua<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>Allen-Koufie<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>Accra<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>deponent<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>herein,<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>filed<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>on 21<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:1.6pt"> </span></span>June 2023 in support of Motion on Notice for Summary Judgment. I have heard the submissions of Tata Kosi<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Foliba Esq., Counsel for and<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>on behalf of<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>the Applicant herein. I<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>have<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>noted<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>even<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>though<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>23<span style="position: relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">rd<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span></span>June<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>2023<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>notice<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>Application<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>Summary Judgment was served on Defendant’s Counsel through his clerk, the Defendant has up to date, 6<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:1.9pt"> </span></span>July 2023 not filed any Affidavit in Opposition.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:5.4pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 3.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">It is my view that the Plaintiff’s claim is clear and the Defendant has not set up any bonafide defence to the claim neither has the Defendant created a situation indicating that<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>there<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>are<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>triable<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>issues<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>between<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Defendant<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Plaintiff.<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Application<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>for Summary Judgment in respect of relief (iii) is hereby granted as prayed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Cost<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>GH¢10,000.00<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>awarded<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>favor<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>against<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Defendant.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:41.7pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:267.05pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right; text-indent:78.1pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:41.7pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:267.05pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right; text-indent:78.1pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.1pt">(SGD.)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:41.7pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:267.05pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right; line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">JUSTICE<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>RICHARD<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> APIETU</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:294.05pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> (HIGH<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>COURT<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">