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FRANCIS ANNAN
V.
UNIVERSAL OIL & ANOR

(2019) JELR 107987 (HC)

High Court 25 Mar 2019 Ghana
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- The plaintiff brought an application for interlocutory judgment in default of defense against the first defendant. - The defendant's counsel argued that the case was non-existent and therefore the application was incompetent. - The plaint

Case Details

Suit Number:SUIT NO: LD 1085/17
Judges:JUSTICE ALEXANDER OSEI-TUTU
Counsel:KINGSFORD DEBRAH HOLDING BRIEF FOR EDWARD SAM CRABBE FOR THE PLAINTIFF; RACHEL OFORI ATTA HOLDING BRIEF FOR YAW ADJEI NKETIA FOR THE DEFENDANTS.

RULING

OSEI-TUTU, J.

On 20th February 2019, the Plaintiff brought an application for interlocutory  judgment in default of defence against the first Defendant. In opposing the  application, the defendant’s counsel argued that this case is non-existent for  which reason, the current application is incompetent.  

For a clearer understanding of the issues, I will endeavour to give a brief  background of the case. In 2013, the Plaintiff commenced an action against the  Defendants in Suit No. FAL/862/13. When the suit reached the Direction Stage,  the Plaintiff filed a Notice of Discontinuance on 14th August 2017 and proceeded  to institute a new writ on 21st August 2017) for the same reliefs. After entering an appearance for the first Defendant, counsel for the Defendants successfully  applied to this Court to strike out the Plaintiff’s writ on the basis that there was a  simultaneous suit filed by him in another Court.  

When the parties went back to the other court, being the Human Right…

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