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KWABENA OWUSU ABABIO & ANOR

(2018) JELR 65718 (HC)

High Court 15 Jan 2018 Ghana
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- Application to set aside default judgment was denied as both the motion for default judgment and entry of judgment were duly served on the Defendants, contrary to their assertions. - The court held that no viable defence was demonstrate

Case Details

Suit Number:SUIT NO.RPC/17/16
Judges:ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS.) JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT
Counsel:ATTA POKU FOR PLAINTIFF/JUDGMENT CREDITOR/RESPONDENT; STEPHEN ALEWABAH FOR DEFENDANTS/JUDGMENT CREDITORS /APPLICANT.
Other Citations:(2018) JELR 66471 (HC)

RULING

This ruling is in respect of an application filed by counsel for the Defendant/Applicants for an order sitting aside the default judgment entered against his clients on 12/07/2017.

The basis of the application is that the motion on notice to enter judgment in default of defence was not served on counsel for the Defendants. And, further, the entry of judgment was also not served on the Defendants. Counsel submitted that the Defendants filed a defence without notice of the default judgment and that the Defendants have a good defence to the suit. Concluding, counsel submitted that there is no time limit within which to bring an application to set aside a default judgment.

Counsel for the Plaintiff in responding to the application duly exposed the falsity in the depositions that the motion for default judgment was never brought to the attention of counsel for Defendants and that entry of judgment was not served. He argued that application to set aside a default judgment must be brough…

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