[2016]DLHC12107 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">ANTHONY DOGBE, JANET TOKLO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">ALBERT AFENA, SKY MINERAL WATER CO.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. BMISC 746/13 DATE: 1</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">ST </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> DECEMBER 2016<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;tab-stops:286.5pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MR. ALEXANDER ADJEI FOR PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p></span></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MR. VICTOR WALANKAKI FOR DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE(MRS.)<o:p></o:p></span></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">On the 10</span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">th </span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">of June, 2013, the Plaintiff issued a writ of summons and accompanying statement of claim for the following reliefs;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:60.55pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:60.6pt;border: none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">(i)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">A declaration that the accident that resulted in the death of Enoch Ayiglo was caused by the negligence of the 1</span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">st </span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Defendant.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:7.1pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:60.55pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:normal; mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:60.6pt;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">(ii)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Gh</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">₵</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">500 per month for thirty-nine (39) years being financial support that the Plaintiffs would have obtained from the deceased Enoch Ayiglo had he not been killed through the negligence of the 1</span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">st </span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Defendant.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:7.1pt;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:60.55pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:normal; mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:60.6pt;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">(iii)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Interest on item (ii) above from the day of the accident to the day of final judgment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:60.55pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-36.05pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:60.55pt 60.6pt; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">(iv)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";">