JAMES ATO HALM vs. EGYPT AIRLINES

GYAESAYOR, JA This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court Accra dated the 3rd day of July. The Plaintiff – Respondent by a writ of summons filed on the 23rd of June 2014 claimed against the Defendant – Appellants the following reliefs: a. Recovery of the sum of USD$3,227.00 or its cedi equivalent being the value of items in the Plaintiff’s luggage which the defendant has misplaced. b. Interest on (a) above at the prevailing bank rate from 2nd June 2013 till the date of payment. c. Damages for breach of contract. d. Cost including legal fees. Plaintiff’s Case It was the case of the Plaintiff that on the 1st of June 2013, he boarded an EgyptAir flight number MS811 from Cairo to Accra and tendered a copy of his airline ticket as Exhibit A. He claimed further that he checked – in a suitcase which was tagged number XH262469. The said suitcase was said to contain expensive items valued at USD$3,227.00 and tendered Exhibit D, a receipt in proof of this. ...