YAA ASSANDO vs. PATRICK FRIMPONG ADDAE [2016]DLHC11841

Date	2016-02-18
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BC 578/2014
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC11841

ALEXANDER ADJEI ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF

[2016]DLHC11841
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >YAA ASSANDO <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>PATRICK FRIMPONG ADDAE <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. BC 578/2014&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 18TH&nbsp;FEBRUARY 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP NOVISI
AFUA ARYENE (MRS.) <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>Plaintiff sued Defendant for the reliefs
endorsed on the Writ of Summons. Defendant who was served with the Writ of Summons
and Statement of Claim by Substituted Service
defaulted in entering
appearance and on application this Court granted Interlocutory Judgment in
favour of Plaintiff and adjourned for Assessment of Damages.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Plaintiff’s
testimony is that on 7th September 2012, while she was crossing the
road at the Airport by-pass. Defendant, owner and driver of a Hyundai Accent Taxi cab with registration no. GW 6224-12
knocked her down injuring her. She was rushed to the 37 Military Hospital where
she was on admission for two weeks and discharged to continue with the
treatment as an out- patient. According to Plaintiff, she spent GH₵3,000.00
on medical treatment, x-rays, drugs and transportation to and from the
hospital. She said she could not produce the receipts because she left them in a taxi. Plaintiff
however tendered into evidence the Medical Report as Exhibit
‘A’ and the Police Accident
Report as Exhibit ‘B’.<o:p></o:p>The Police
Report indicated the driver was charged and arraigned before
Court for careless and inconsiderate driving and
negligently causing harm. He was convicted on his own plea and sentenced and
paid a fine of GH₵360.00 on 30th of November
2012.<o:p></o:p>