AGNES OTENG vs. FAITH BIBLE POWER MINISTRY AND ANOTHER [2010]DLHC8154

Date	2010-11-09
Suit No.	SUIT NO. C8/21/10
Citation No.	[2010]DLHC8154

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON

KWAME ADOM APPIAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF

[2010]DLHC8154
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AGNES OTENG<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>FAITH BIBLE POWER MINISTRY AND ANOTHER<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
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SUIT
NO. C8/21/10&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; &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;DATE:
9TH NOVEMBER, 2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KWAME
ADOM APPIAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON<o:p></o:p>

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</div>The plaintiff in this action was a trader before she got
injured whilst travelling as a fare paying passenger in first defendant’s
mercedez benz bus with registration number AS 6475 V, driven by the second
defendant. As a result of the accident which occurred on 8th August,
2006 at Kotwi on the Kumasi – Obuasi motor road the she sustained various
degrees of injuries and asserts she can no longer engage in her trading
activities. She has therefore instituted the instant action against the
defendants praying for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>1. SPECIAL DAMAGES:<o:p></o:p>“(a)
Loss of goods on board the vehicle – GH¢4,300<o:p></o:p>(b)
Loss of monies in possession on plaintiff at the material time of the accident
– GH¢1,150<o:p></o:p>(c)
Loss of income between GH¢300.00 to GH¢ 400.00<o:p></o:p>2.
General damages for inconvenience <o:p></o:p>3.
Costs”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Though the defendants were served with the writ together
with the statement of claim they failed to file a defence to the action after
their counsel entered a conditional appearance on their behalf on 9th
December, 2009. On the 16th of February, 2010, this court entered
interlocutory judgment for the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>According to her pleadings, the plaintiff asserted that
the accident was caused as a result of the negligence of the second defendant
in the course of performing his duty as a lawful employee of the first
defendant. She also asserted that the vehicle was not properly maintained by
the defendants, and just before the accident, it was driven at an excessive
speed by the second defendant who failed to exercise due care and attention to
protect the lives of the passengers, including the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It is her case that she was hospitalized for a number of
days at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital because of the severe injuries she
sustained as a consequence of the accident. She further claimed that she is unable
to carry on her trading activities, thus losing a monthly income of between
GH¢300.00 and GH¢ 400.00. She tendered exhibit ‘B’, which is the final medical
report on her, issued by Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Exhibit ‘B’ indicates
that she suffered a “soft tissue avulsion injuries of the fronto – temporal regions of the
head and the right fore-arm”. The exhibit further explained that the
wounds had healed but they left visible scaring looks o</main>