DOUGLAS AMANFO vs. ATO QUAGRAINE [2011]DLCA3612

Date	2011-01-17
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/187/2010
Citation No.	[2011]DLCA3612

G M QUAYE JA [PRESIDING]

P K GYAESAYOR JA

DENNIS D ADJEI JA

MR. ANTHONY FORSON DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

MR. JOHN MENSA FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2011]DLCA3612
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DOUGLAS AMANFO<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ATO QUAGRAINE<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO. H1/187/2010&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: 17TH
JANUARY, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. ANTHONY FORSON
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
JOHN MENSA FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<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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G
M QUAYE JA &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [PRESIDING] P K
GYAESAYOR JA AND DENNIS D ADJEI JA<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>DENNIS
D ADJEI JA<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff/Respondent
herein (hereinafter referred to as the Plaintiff) filed an action in the High
Court Sekondi claiming against the Defendant/Appellant (hereinafter referred to
as the Defendant) for general and special damages caused to the Plaintiffs
Toyota Taxi Cab No.GR5086 U, as a result of an accident due to negligent
driving of the Defendant’s vehicle No.WR773 W, by one Kennedy Kortoh the driver
servant and/or agent of the Defendant.&nbsp; The
accident &nbsp;&nbsp;occurred on or about 22/12/06 at the
Archbishop Porter Girls Secondary School junction along the Takoradi-Accra main
road. &nbsp;&nbsp;The Plaintiff in his statement of
claim, in paragraph 9 thereof amended his claim to read as follows:<o:p></o:p>“Therefore the Plaintiff’s
claim against the Defendant as owner of KIA Sportage vehicle with registration
No.WR773W and the master of Kenedy Kortoh, is for <o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
sum of GH¢9,000.00 being the current market value for Toyota Taxi Cab No. GR
5086 U.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery
of the sum of GH¢10.00 a day from 22/12/06 to date, being damages for loss of
use.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interest.”<o:p></o:p>The brief undisputable
facts in this case were that on 22nd December 2006, the Plaintiff’s
taxi cab No.GR5086 U collided with the Defendant’s KIA Sportage No. WR773W at
the Archbishop Porter Girls High School Junction along the Takoradi-Accra main
road.&nbsp; The Plaintiff’s driver and other
passengers on board the taxi cab died while others sustained serious
injuries.&nbsp; The accident occurred as a
result of the negligent driving of the Defendant’s driver.&nbsp; The Defendant’s driver was arraigned before
the Circuit Court Takoradi and was convicted for the offences of careless
driving the negligently causing harm.&nbsp;
The Plaintiff the owner of the taxi cab instituted this action against
the Defendant claiming for the reliefs contained in his statement of claim.&nbsp; The Defendant was sued for vicarious
liability for the tortious act committed in by his driver who was then using his
KIA Sportage and was working within his scope of employment.<o:p></o:p>The Defendant who was the
owner of KIA Sportage vehicle No.WR773W, which was the center of attraction of
the accident which occurred on 22nd December 2006 at the Archbishop
Porters Junction, Sekondi denied negligence on the part of his driver.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>He rather accused the
Plaintiff’s driver who died as a result of the accident of negligent
driving.&nbsp; At the close of pleadings,
three main issues were set down in the Application for Directions, namely:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;