IN THE COURTROOM
Contaiminated Beer Saga Continues...Seven- Count- Charge Slammed on Sierra Leone Brewery
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Feb 3, 2010, 02:51

Brewery Boss Cor Honkoop Managing....The Courts in Sierra Leone Will Decide

The Sierra Leone Brewery Limited is currently in hot waters as the Company was yesterday served with a writ of sermons from the High Court of Sierra Leone, ordering the company to enter a defense before the court within fourteen days as at 1^st February 2010 in response to a seven- count –charge slammed on it by the Plaintiff, Mr. Augustine Kpaka. It would be recalled that Lawyer Sulaiman Kabbah Koroma, on behalf of the plaintiff, filed in an action against the Sierra Leone Brewery Limited for Manufacturing and Selling Beer products that are alleged to have contained extraneous substances that will cause damage on consumers.

The Controversial Beer Bottle

 

The Controversial Beer Bottle

A consumer, Mr. Augustine Kpaka who has championed the court action is the latest victim of the recent alleged contaminated Brewery negligence. He was treated by Sierra Leone’s Pathologist, Dr. Owizz Koroma for acute diarrohea problem, allegedly after consuming the product. Since Lawyer Kabbah forwarded a letter to the Sierra Leone Brewery on behalf  of his client demanding the sum of Le250, 000, 000 (Two Thundred and Fifty Million Leones) as damages and compensation, the Company has done nothing to salvage the situation, instead solicitors representing the Sierra Leone Brewery Company responded in a very derogatory manner, according to Lawyer Kabbah .

The writ which was signed by the Master and Registrar of the High Court stated thus “We command you that within 14 day after the service of this writ on you, inclusive of the day of such service, you do cause an appearance to be entered for you in the High Court of Sierra Leone in an Action at the Suit of Augustine Kpaka of Freetown and take notice that in default of your so doing the Plaintiff may proceed therein, and judgment may be given in your absence”.

The Company has been commanded to appear either personally or through their solicitor in the High Court. The writ also ordered the Company to deliver a defense within ten days from the last day of the time limited for appearance. The statement of claim made by the plaintiff, Augustine Kpaka, included: Damages for Negligence, Cost, and Interest pursuit to the Law of Tort Miscellaneous Act Cap. 19 of the Laws of Sierra Leone 1960 and any further other relief the High Court that may deem fit and just.  

The Writ The Writ

The Writ

The Writ