Lapenmal v Lingtamat [2008] VUICB 37; Civil Case 18 of 2007 (17 June 2008)

IN THE MALEKULA ISLAND COURT
OF THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU
HELD AT LAKATORO/MALEKULA
(CIVIL JURISDICTION)

Civil # 18/07
Judg. #

BETWEEN:

JEAN MARIE LAPENMAL
(Complainant)

AND:

ANATA LINGTAMAT
(Defendant)

MATTER: CLAIM THE SUM OF VT47,900

Coram: Justice Douglas Fatdel
Justice Robert Niptick
Justice Evelyn Seth

Clerk: Wendy W. Raptigh

DEFAULT JUDGMENT

Defendant ino bin present long taem blong Kot, be Kot hemi bin go ahed long hearing from defendant ibin served mo hemi save gud se bae igat Kot tudei but hemi fail blong kam mo no givim ol reasons from absence blong hem.

Kot ibin harem ol toktok blong Complainant mo finem se Defendant ibin receivem summons mo mekem wan letta ikam long Complainant insaed igat wan vatu blong VT5,000. Court igo hed blong givim decision long absence blong defendant.

Kot iorderem Defendant blong mas:

1. pem VT34,400 olsem ol expenses blong Defendant. Pem VT9,500 total amount we Defendant istill owem long Complainant (tugeta mekem wan total amount blong VT43,900).

2. Statem payment long 28^th December, 2007 long wan amount blong VT21,950.

3. nara payment long 28^th February, 2008 long wan nara amount blong VT21,950 blong complitim amount we istap.

4. mekem appeal blong hem spos hemi no glad long decision ia insaed long 14 deis.

Dated at Lakatoro this 17^th day of June, 2008

Jastis Shema Tasvaille
Jastis Lorna Bongvivi
Jastis Evelyn Seth