SOL (Guyana) Inc has taken Keith Christopher Correia to Court, claiming that he has failed to recognise the company as successor to Esso Standard Oil,  S.A. which owned the service station at Lot 9–10 Vlissengen Road, Georgetown, with buildings, fixtures, fittings, plant and equipment.
SOL said Esso wrote to the defendant on November 29, 2007, drawing his attention to the notice of termination of his agreement on February 13, 2008.
The plaintiff said Correia was never given possession of the outlet and no relationship of landlord and tenant was created during his lawful occupation of the business place.
SOL said, after Esso handed over to it,  Correia took possession of the Bel Air Park facility and continued to occupy it, carrying on business as the plaintiff’s agent, purchasing supplies on the same terms and conditions of the July 1, 1999 arrangement and reselling them there.
The company said, by letter of February 5, 2009, it served a notice of closure on the defendant, informing him of the intention to close the business on December 31, that year.
But the defendant, by his conduct, has led the plaintiff to believe that the service station will be closed on the August 31, 2010, causing the latter to suffer loss and damages.
SOL is asking for a mandatory order for the defendant  to deliver up, forthwith, to the plaintiff, the Vlisssengen  Road, Bel Air Park station; an injunction restraining him, by himself, his servants or agents or workmen or otherwise, whomsoever, howsoever, from remaining there and damages, in excess of $100M, for trespass.
The case is expected to be called in the High Court on October 18.