CHARLOTTE MENSAH vs. ADDO KUFFOUR EMMANUEL

The plaintiff herein is a trader and owns Mitsubishi Diago Saloon car number GR 607-10. She issued the instant writ of summons on the 4th of May, 2011 claiming against the defendant general and special damages as a result of the negligence of the defendant that caused extensive damage to her car and injured her and her daughter. It is not disputed that defendant owns Honda Civic Saloon car No. GW1752-09. Plaintiff pleaded and testified as follows: “In the morning around 9:00 I was driving the Mitsubishi Dingo from Airport Roundabout towards Aboabo Post Office. All of a sudden, a Honda Civic car which was over speeding climbed the pavement and hit my car I was driving. The Honda Civic was being driven by the defendant. I was in the vehicle with my four year old daughter at the time. We found ourselves at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital because we got injured.” From the pleadings and the evidence, the accident occurred on 9th August, 2010. According to the plaintiff she and her ...