HOPE HAHAYI vs. MAX GHANA LTD. AND ANOTHER [2011]DLHC8502

Date	2011-02-02
Suit No.	SUIT NO. C8/33/10
Citation No.	[2011]DLHC8502

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON

F.C.K HARSA FOR PLAINTIFF

VICTOR WALANKAKI FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2011]DLHC8502
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >HOPE HAHAYI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MAX GHANA LTD.
AND ANOTHER<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
KUMASI]<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. C8/33/10&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; DATE:
2ND FEBRUARY, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>F.C.K
HARSA FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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VICTOR
WALANKAKI FOR THE DEFENDANT<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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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>The plaintiff in this action is the Chief Assistant
Registrar of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ)
in the Konongo office, Asante Akyem North District. At the time he issued the
writ he claimed he was fifty-one years of age.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The first defendant owns a Mercedez Benz tipper crane
with registration number GW 5789 S. On the other hand, second defendant owns
and drives a mercedez benz sprinter bus numbered AS 390 X.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On the 18th of February, 2007, the plaintiff
was fare paying passenger in second defendant’s mercedez benz bus already
referred to. He was on his way to Konongo from Accra. Ahead of it was first
defendant’s truck, travelling in the same direction. It is the case of the
plaintiff the drivers of the benz bus and the tipper truck negligently drove
them respective vehicles that they got involved in an accident in which he
sustained various degrees of injuries According to him after the accident, he
lost consciences and was revived at Nkawkaw hospital where he was admitted for
three days. He said he was later transferred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching
Hospital. He was operated ………..hospitalized for six weeks. According to him he
visited the hospital every fortnight as an out patient for a period of eight
months, after he reported monthly. He led evidence he cannot walk without
crutches, and he does so for a distance he feels severe pains. More important,
he asserted that the accident has affected his waist and consequently he is
unable to have sex as he cannot have and maintain an erection. He says he has
to endure sleepless nights as he undergoes severe headaches in the nights. He
tendered in evidence, a medical report issued by the Komfo Anokye Teaching
Hospital. It was admitted as exhibit ‘F’. The current findings on him were <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">-&nbsp; Chronic
right hip tenderness which is worsened by walking<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">-&nbsp; Pelvic
x-ray indicates osteoarthritis of the hip joint.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">-&nbsp; Chronic
headache.”<o:p></o:p><</main>