KOTIAWUSU vs. GOKA

JUDGMENT OF AMMAH J. This is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court, Accra dated 26 July 1985. The plaintiff’s claim against the defendant was for ¢200,000 damages for the defendant’s negligent driving of Peugeot 504 saloon car No. GZA 8230 along the Anfoega-Dzane-Sovie motor road on 4 July 1981. At the time material to this case the plaintiff was an employee of the Ghana National Trading Corporation, Accra. The defendant owned Peugeot 504 saloon car No. GZA 8230 which he was driving at the time when the accident which gave rise to this action happened at about 7.30 pm along the Anfoega-Dzane-Sovie motor road. The parties were travelling from Accra to their hometown at Anfoega-Dzane to attend the defendant’s father’s funeral. The plaintiff was sitting by the defendant when somewhere between Kpandu and Anfoega-Dzane the accident happened. The plaintiff received serious injuries to his right arm which resulted in its amputation. He thereafter took this action. He had...