LARYEA vs. ANNAN

JUDGMENT OF MILLS-ODOI J.S.C. The plaintiff-respondent (hereinafter referred to as the respondent) brought an action against Larbi Armah (hereinafter referred to as the defendant) and Amartey Laryea (hereinafter referred to as the appellant) jointly and severally claiming the sum of £6,000 damages for personal injuries caused to him by the negligent acts of the defendant who was alleged to have been at the time a servant of the appellant, and for whose negligence the appellant is said to be liable. The facts of this case are set out briefly by the learned trial judge in his judgment. They are as follows: “By his statement of claim the plaintiff avers that on 21 January 1962, he travelled as a passenger in vehicle No. AG. 6489 belonging to the second defendant and driven by the first defendant, and upon reaching a point between miles 11 and 12 on the Winneba-Accra road the said vehicle was so managed and controlled by the first defendant that it hit a stationary vehicle No. AG. 499...