GEORGE AMANOR & ANOR VS NANA FRIMPONMAA ASAMOAH
April 24, 2024
HIGH COURT
GHANA
CORAM
- HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SARAH ARYEE (MRS.), J.
Areas of Law
- Civil Procedure
April 24, 2024
HIGH COURT
GHANA
CORAM
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I have carefully considered the application before the court.
The defendant has a counterclaim and are entitled to bring their entire claim before the court and not in piece meal.
I hereby accordingly refuse the application to strike out the pleadings.
The defendant has a counter claim and the pleadings support their counterclaim.
The case will take its normal course.
SGD)SARAH ARYEE (MRS. ) J, JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT.
AI Generated Summary
In a brief interlocutory ruling of the High Court, HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE SARAH ARYEE (MRS.), J., addressed an application seeking to strike out pleadings in ongoing civil proceedings. The court noted that the defendant had filed a counterclaim and emphasized that the defendant is entitled to bring their entire claim before the court rather than litigating in piecemeal. Observing that the pleadings support the counterclaim, the judge refused the application to strike out the pleadings. The decision ensures that the defendant’s counterclaim remains part of the case and that the matter will continue along the normal procedural track toward resolution. No statutory provisions or prior cases were cited in this concise ruling, which focused on the sufficiency of the pleadings and the defendant’s entitlement to present a complete claim.