WILLIAM OKINE, JORDAN AYAA ATTOH, DANIEL AMARTEY AND EMMANUEL LARTEY LAMPTEY vs. BLANCOMET RECYCLING LIMITED

i. Introduction [1] On November 14, 2016, the Plaintiffs herein caused their lawyer to issue a writ of summons in the registry of this Court claiming against the Defendant Company the following judicial reliefs:- 1. Declaration that the deceased persons namely; Nyarko Attoh, Abraham Armah Attoh, Amartey Amarquaye and Nii Boye Lartey died from the inhalation of sulphuric acid fumes emitting from the Defendant’s defective septic tank and drowning. 2. Compensatory damages in the sum of GH¢100,000.00 for each deceased person. 3. Interest on the said sum at the prevailing bank rate from 11th December, 2014. 4. Cost inclusive of solicitor’s fees at 15%. [2] A 13 paragraph Statement of Claim accompanied the writ. Upon service of the process on the Defendant, Ms. Stephanie Amarteifio entered appearance on November 28, 2016 and filed a statement of defence on January 12, 2017. The Defendant denied substantially, all the allegations and claims of the Plaintiff. It was averred in...