IBRAHIM AYOMIKU AZEEZ vs. ROYAL RICHESTER HOTEL

The Plaintiff, a British citizen and businessman ordinarily resident in the UK, stayed at the Defendant's hotel in Accra. On October 14, 2013, a fire broke out on the first floor of the hotel, causing smoke to engulf the Plaintiff's room on the second floor. Due to intense smoke and impaired vision, the Plaintiff jumped from his balcony to escape, sustaining injuries to his left leg, knee, waist, and spine. He received medical treatment in Ghana and later in the UK. The Plaintiff claimed damages for injuries, medical expenses, loss of personal items, loss of income, and emotional stress. The Defendant denied negligence, attributing the fire to an electrical surge and asserting that the Plaintiff was offered a ladder to escape but chose to jump. The Defendant also denied loss of personal items and disputed the Plaintiff's claims for unpaid hotel bills.

Introduction: [A] The Action [1] Per an Amended Writ of Summons sealed in this registry on April 21, 2016 the Plaintiff claimed against the Defendant:- a) The sum of Gh¢ 300, 000.00 (Three Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis) being general damages for injuries suffered as a result of the fire outbreak in Defendant’s hotel. b) An Order that Defendant pays for the future medical bills of Plaintiff with respect to injuries suffered as a result of the fire outbreak. c) General damages for emotional stress suffered as a result of the fire outbreak at Defendant’s hotel. d) Special damages in the sum of £49,620.61 or the cedi equivalent at the prevailing commercial bank lending rate and same being; (i) Monthly income of £2,693.35 for six (6) months in the sum of £16,161.10 (ii) The sum of £2,460.51 or the cedi equivalent being hospital bills incurred during Plaintiff’s treatment in London (iii) The sum of £2,000.00 or equivalent being cost of travel tickets from Accra t...