IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE OF JAMAICA
IN COMMON LAW
SUIT NO. C.L. 79941F097
BETWEEN AUBREY FAULKNOR PLAINTIFF
AND PEAIUOHN 1 NVESTMENTS LTD . FIRST DEFENDANT
AND YVONNE CLUDIUS SECOND DEFENDANT
Mh. EatLee and h K. WAon doh F&;t Dedendant imhcted by RaaXtay, Pattcnnon
and Ra&?u.zy.
MtL. Samud U W o n don ;the P l a i n ; l - i d d im&uctcd by Dunn Cox B 0t~trct-t.
ffEARD: OCTOBER t, 11 and 25, 1996.
ORAL JUDGMENT
JAMES G.G.
In tkin applLica/tion ;the F&;t Dedendant ( Pecurjohn lnvcbRme& Lbited)
A aeeking an O h d a don Summahy Judgment andlon an Onda ;to S;tnike 0u.t ;the W U
06 Summom and SiaAernent 06 Claim.
Mn. Samud HatrtLinon don ;the Plain;l-id~IRcbpondenct ontendn XhaA Summahy
Judgment O unavailable ;to a CountacRahant ah ;the wand ' PMdd 6 ' i n Section
79 ( 1 ) 06 ;the Como&da.ted Civil Phaceduhe Code docb not indude a Dedendant who
A countacediming .
Mn. EatLee i n ncbponde aaid XhaA when a De~endant O applying don Summahy
Judgment on a Countactah he A no;t doing ao pmuant ;to SecA;ion 79 06 ;the Civil
Pnoceduhe Code blct naAha he O invoking ;the c m e n t pnac;tinc and pnoceduhe wkich
ob;taim i n England wkich O p m d a i b l e by Section 686 oh ;the Civil Pnoceduhe Code.
The Dedendant A e W e d ;to invoke ;the pnac;tine and pnoceduhe i n England owing t o
;the duct ;that OWL code docb not have any expncba pnovdion on ;the pnoceduhe ;to
be adop;ted by a Dedendant who wOhu ;to apply don Summahy Judgment on a Countadaim.
I dind ;that ;the pnovOion contained i n SectLon 686 06 ;the Civil Pnoceduhe
Code appficable and ;the Engh h pnovhion whaeb y Summahy Judgment O avaieable
;to a ~ u ~ ~ e ~ ~ i ~ ~O ~ap~pfi~cab~le ei n~ ooew jnmhddiactinont. <St
The quc6Lion ahisu - ahodd an Onda be made thaA Summay Judgment be
entaed i n davouh 06 ;the F h t Dedendant.