SULEMANA ALIDU V. BABA ALHASSAN SALIFU

JUDGMENT

TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS), J.

In the suit that led to the instant interpleader proceeding, the plaintiff, Sulemana  Alidu, sued the defendant, Baba Alhassan Salifu, for the recovery of an amount of  twenty one thousand USD dollars or its equivalent in cedis and interest thereon at  the prevailing bank rate. In the accompanying statement of claim, the plaintiff,  who stated that he was ordinarily resident in Norway, alleged that the defendant  had induced him to invest in his business of supplying foodstuffs to schools under  the pretext that it was profitable. After he had transferred an amount of 21,000  USD into the defendant’s account, he discovered to his dismay that the defendant  had squandered it on “worldly pleasures.” The defendant filed an entry of  appearance but failed to file a statement of defence within the stipulated period of eight days under the High Court Civil Procedure Rules 2004 C.I 47. As a result,  Counsel for the plaintiff filed for and was granted judgment…