JUDGEMENT
EDUSEI J.
The plaintiffs instituted an action against the defendants for the sum of £G24,489 18s. 8d. Being the balance of account due and owing on goods sold and delivered by the plaintiffs to the defendants. The plaintiffs in the course of time filed a summons for directions and among the issues was "whether or not the defendants' statement of defence discloses any ground of defence to the plaintiffs' claim." The defendants also filed additional issues which for the purposes of this ruling are not important. This was on 11 February 1967. The defendants filed a defence on 28 February 1967 disputing liability and counterclaimed for an account.
On 11 July 1967 the court set down for hearing on 28 July 1967 the point raised in the plaintiffs' summons for directions as to whether or not the defence discloses any reasonable defence to the plaintiffs' claim. There have been eight adjournments whenever the preliminary point came up for hearing and on 10 January 1968 the defendants' s…