SARKODEE-ADDO vs. ATTORNEY-GENERAL

ESSIEM JA. In this application, the applicant is asking this court to re-assess the damages awarded by the court below in her favour. The reasons for the application were set out in the supporting affidavit and I reproduce the following relevant paragraphs: “4. In paragraph 5 of my statement of claim filed on 11 December 1969, I gave the price of the fishing vessel at that time as ¢42,000. 5. The case was duly heard by His Lordship Mr Justice Edusei, Justice of Appeal sitting as an additional High Court judge. 6. Judgment was given in my favour on 11 May 1979 for ¢148,000 representing ¢56,000 for the lost boat and the net and ¢92,000 for loss of the use with ¢1,000 costs. 7. The Attorney-General filed a notice of appeal on 27 July 1979 but has since not fulfilled the conditions of appeal or prosecuted the said appeal since that date. 8. As a result of the delay in prosecuting the appeal I have incurred tremendous loss in view of the fact that the price of the fishing boat...