RICHARD KONADU vs. ANTRAK GH. LTD. AND OTHER [2012]DLHC8233

Date	2012-05-03
Suit No.	SUIT NO. C8/19/11
Citation No.	[2012]DLHC8233

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON

NANA ADWOA KOOMSON FOR THE PLAINTIFF

OSAFO BUABENG FOR THE DEFENDANTS

[2012]DLHC8233
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >RICHARD KONADU<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ANTRAK GH.
LTD. AND OTHER<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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. C8/19/11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
3RD MAY, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>NANA
ADWOA KOOMSON FOR THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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OSAFO
BUABENG FOR THE DEFENDANTS<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 is the owner of Kia Trade truck with
registration number AW 369 X. On 26 June, 2008, the truck got involved in an
accident at Sawaba Junction with a Volvo Articulator truck owned by the first
defendant company and driven by the second defendant. It was not disputed that the
second defendant drove the Volvo truck in the normal course of his employment
as driver, servant and/or agent of the first defendant. It is the case of the
plaintiff that the Kia truck was then driven by one Isaac Opoku who testified as
the second witness for the plaintiff. He shall be referred to hereafter as PW2.
Plaintiff asserted that the accident occurred when the second defendant made a
u-turn at Anloga junction in an attempt to drive back to Anloga from which
direction he drove towards Sawaba junction. According to the plaintiff, second
defendant was careless, negligent and inconsiderate to others when he made the
U-turn, and that resulted in the accident in which his Kia vehicle got damaged
beyond repairs. Paragraphs 5-8 of the statement of claim better explain
plaintiff’s case. The said pleadings are reproduced hereunder for clarity:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“5.
The plaintiff says that on 26th day of June, 2008 at Sawaba Junction
on the Airport round-about-Aboabo road in Kumasi the 2nd defendant
who was then driving the said Volvo Articulator truck from Anloga junction
towards Sawaba junction, on reaching Sawaba junction negligently, carelessly
and inconsiderately made a U-turn in an attempt to drive back to Anloga
Junction.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>PARTICULARS
OF NEGLIGENCE<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">(a)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; Driving
without due care and attention to other road users<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">(b)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;
Failing to drive with
reasonable consideration for other road users<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">(c)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;
Failing to keep his
articulator truck in proper control to avoid hitting the Kia Trade Truck<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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