JAMES ATO HALM vs. EGYPT AIRLINES [2017]DLCA4930

Date	2017-07-06
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/59/2017
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA4930

GYAESAYOR J.A (PRESIDING)

LOVELACE-JONHSON J.A

C. SOWAH J.A

AMPONSAH DADZIE FOR APPELLANT

GARY NIMAKO FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2017]DLCA4930
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JAMES ATO
HALM<o:p></o:p>(PLAINITFF/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EGYPT
AIRLINES<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/59/2017&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 6TH JULY, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>AMPONSAH
DADZIE FOR APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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GARY
NIMAKO FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<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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GYAESAYOR
J.A (PRESIDING), LOVELACE-JONHSON J.A, C.&nbsp;
SOWAH J.A<o:p></o:p>

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</div>GYAESAYOR,
JA<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the decision of the High Court Accra dated the 3rd
day of July.<o:p></o:p>The
Plaintiff – Respondent by a writ of summons filed on the 23rd of
June 2014 claimed against the Defendant – Appellants the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of the sum of
USD$3,227.00 or its cedi equivalent being the value of items in the Plaintiff’s
luggage which the defendant has misplaced.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest on (a) above at
the prevailing bank rate from 2nd June 2013 till the date of payment.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for breach of
contract.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">d.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cost including legal fees.<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff’s Case</main>