SUMAILA S. SAAKA vs. WORLD VISION (GHANA) LTD AND ROGER APURI [2016]DLHC8234

Date	2016-11-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO C2/18/2002
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC8234

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON

ROBERT TATER FOR THE PLAINTIFF

ROBERT QUARTEY FOR THE DEFENDANTS

[2016]DLHC8234
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SUMAILA S.
SAAKA<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>WORLD VISION
(GHANA) LTD AND ROGER APURI<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
BOLGATANGA]<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 C2/18/2002&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
24TH NOVEMBER, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ROBERT
TATER 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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&nbsp;ROBERT QUARTEY 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>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>The
plaintiff is 47 years old and, until he got injured in an accident in Niamey,
Niger, in September, 2008 was in employment as Hygiene Behaviour Change
Specialist for West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI), a Water and Sanitation
Partnership, operating in Ghana, Niger and Mali of which the first defendant is
the lead partner. As a result of serious injuries he suffered in the accident
he is now out of employment. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
first defendant is a Non-Governmental Organisation registered under the laws of
Ghana and has an office located here in Bolgatanga, headed by an Operations
Team Leader. The second defendant is a driver by profession in the employment
of first defendant and was driving first defendant’s Toyota Landcruiser&nbsp; number GR 3116 R with plaintiff on board when
the accident occurred.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It
is the case of plaintiff that an invitation was extended to him by first
defendant through its Project Manager, Patrick Amoateng Mensah, to make a
presentation on hygiene behaviour change at the annual review meeting of the Partnership
in Niamey, Niger. To facilitate his movement from Ghana to Niger, first
defendant provided the Toyota Landcruiser, driven by second defendant, to transport
him to the national capital, Niamey, for the meeting. According to the
plaintiff, at the outskirts of Niamey the vehicle got involved in an accident
when it burst a tyre at a portion of the road that was riddled with deep
potholes. He described the cause of the accident in paragraph 12 of the
statement of claim in the following terms:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“Plaintiff avers that the
said accident arose as a result of the negligence of 2nd defendant
who drove the vehicle (Toyota Land Cruiser with registration No. GR 3116 R)
without due care and attention to the nature of the road thereby resulting in
his losing control of the vehicle resulting in the accident.” <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
particulars of negligence were listed in paragraph 13 of the statement of claim
as follows:<o:p></o:p>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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Driving at excessive speed
on a road that was riddled with deep pot holes.<o:p></o:p>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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Failing to slow down the vehicle
to avoid falling into deep pot holes on the bad road.<o:p></o:p>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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Losing control of the
vehicle as a result of hitting a pot hole and bursting a tyre of the vehicle as
consequence.<o:p></o:p>