[2023]DLHC16949 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; 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">BEATRICE ARMATTOE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; 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:-2.5pt; 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:-2.5pt; 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">MONEY GRAM & 2 ORS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; 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"">(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; 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" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;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""> <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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <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/0431/2023 DATE: 2<sup>ND</sup> MAY 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">COUNSEL <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">THERESA ABENA BOADU HOLDING BRIEF OF A. G. BOADU FOR PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT<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; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: 0cm;"> <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">MILLICENT ODOI FOR THE 3RD DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;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:-2.5pt;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: -2.5pt;"> <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-top:0cm;margin-right:5.4pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Plaintiff issued a Writ of Summons accompanied by a Statement of Claim for the reliefs<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>endorsed<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>thereon.<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>Writ<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>Summons<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>Statement<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>Claim<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>were<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>served<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>on the Defendants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.5pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.15pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Even<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>though<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>3<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">rd<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span></span>Defendant<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>entered<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>Appearance,<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>3<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">rd<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span></span>Defendant<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>has<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>failed<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>file its Defense within the period stipulated by the Rules of Court, hence this<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Application which<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>accompanied<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>Search<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>Result<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>effect<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>3<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">rd<span style="letter-spacing:.75pt"> </span></span>Defendant<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>served but<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>have<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>failed<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>file<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>its<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Defense.<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>Accordingly,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Judgment<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>hereby entered<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>against<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the 3<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">rd<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>Defendant in favour of the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.5pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:4.5pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Cost<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>GH¢5,000.00<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>awarded<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>favour<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>against<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>3<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">rd<span style="letter-spacing:1.05pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Defendant.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.5pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"