KOMBAT AND OTHERS vs. BEDIAKO AND OTHERS EX PARTE KOMBAT [1971]DLHC2123

Date	1971-01-28
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1971]DLHC2123

TAYLOR J.

E. O. APPIAH FOR THE APPLICANTS.

[1971]DLHC2123
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KOMBAT AND OTHERS <o:p></o:p>vs. <o:p></o:p>BEDIAKO AND OTHERS EX PARTE KOMBAT <o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
TAMALE]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[1971] 1 GLR 196<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DATE:
28 JANUARY 1971.<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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E. O.
APPIAH FOR THE APPLICANTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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TAYLOR J.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF TAYLOR J.<o:p></o:p>On 26
January 1971, the applicants took out a writ of summons accompanied by a
statement of claim against the defendants. It is not necessary to set out the
nature of the claim but it is noteworthy that apart from endorsing the address
of the third defendant on the said writ of summons, the addresses of the first
and second defendants were not indicated; Sunyani and Kumasi were the towns
respectively appended, against the names of the first and second defendants. On
the same day, 26 January 1971 the applicants, by their solicitor, applied to
this court by an ex parte motion praying for substituted service of the writ of
summons and the statement of claim by ordering the said documents to be served
on the third defendant by prepaid registered post. Later on in this ruling I
shall consider whether it is proper for the motion to be made ex parte.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Apparently
the first and second defendants were lorry owners who had insured their
respective vehicles with the third defendant. The said vehicles were involved
in an accident caused, the plaintiffs alleged, by the negligence of the drivers
for the first and second defendants and this accident founds the action which
is the subject-matter of the writ of summons. The affidavit of the applicants
was sworn to by their solicitor’s clerk and because it is the mainstay of the
applicants’ application and to some extent decisive of whether this application
should be granted or not I set it out hereunder in extenso:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">“I, Felix
Ofosu-Apenteng of Tamale, make oath and say as follows: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(1) That
I am a clerk to Mr. E. O. Appiah, solicitor instructed by the plaintiffs [the
applicants] to prosecute their claims herein on their behalf and I have his
authority to make this affidavit on their behalf. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(2) That
the plaintiffs have today issued out of this honourable court the writ of
summons herein accompanied by a statement of claim against the defendants
herein. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(3) That
the claims herein arose out of a motor accident in which two vehicles owned by
the first and second defendants collided on the road. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(4) That
names of the first and second defendants were disclosed by a police report on
the accident which was obtained on behalf of the plaintiffs. This police report
disclosed that the address of the said owners of the vehicle were not given
even though these particulars were required by law to be given to the police. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(5) That
the police report disclosed that both these owners had effected insurance cover
with the State Insurance Corporation.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">&nbsp;(6) That from correspondence addressed to and
by State Insurance Corporation on this accident it is clear that they are in
touch with these owners and that they do not know them and their whereabouts
[sic.]. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(7) That
I am advised and verily believe that by virtue of the Motor Vehicles (Third
Party Insurance) Act, 1958 (No. 42 of 1958), the State Insurance Corporation
will be vitally interested in this action on behalf of the owners. <o:p></o:p>