[2017]DLHC16372 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:13.5pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%"><a name="_Hlk146980440"></a><a name="_Hlk146981432"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#00B0F0"> </span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:13.5pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#00B0F0">COL. MIKE OHENE- ASANTE AND AKUA KYEIWAA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:13.5pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#00B0F0"> </span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">(PLAINTIFFS)</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="margin-left:13.5pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:13.5pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#00B0F0">INTER- CON SECURITY AND EMMANUEL ADJETEYVI<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:13.5pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana;color:#00B0F0;letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">(DEFENDANTS)</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#4F81BD;mso-themecolor:accent1;mso-style-textoutline-type:solid; mso-style-textoutline-fill-color:#00B0F0;mso-style-textoutline-fill-alpha:100.0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:.75pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple;mso-effects-shadow-color: #6E747A;mso-effects-shadow-alpha:43.0%;mso-effects-shadow-dpiradius:3.0pt; mso-effects-shadow-dpidistance:2.0pt;mso-effects-shadow-angledirection:5400000; mso-effects-shadow-align:center;mso-effects-shadow-pctsx:100.0%;mso-effects-shadow-pctsy: 100.0%;mso-effects-shadow-anglekx:0;mso-effects-shadow-angleky:0;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:13.5pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:13.5pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> </span></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; margin-left: 13.5pt; margin-right: 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">SUIT NO. BMISC/32/15 DATE: 28<sup>TH</sup> JULY 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:13.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">COUNSEL <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:13.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana">COL. G. Y. TSAHEY (RTD.) 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: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 13.5pt; margin-right: 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana">MRS DORA ASAMOAH FOR DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:13.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">CORAM <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:13.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ANTHONY OPPONG<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; margin-left: 13.5pt; margin-right: 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.1pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:13.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.1pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:13.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">1st Plaintiff, it seems to me, was an accomplished paratrooper and ranger of the Ghana Armed Forces. 2nd Plaintiff was his wife. On 20th November 2012, the 2nd<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>Plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>went<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.8pt"> </span>37<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>Military<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>Hospital<span style="letter-spacing:-.8pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>1st<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>Defendant<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>responsible<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt"> </span>husband drove<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>his<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>Mercedes<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>Benz<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>saloon<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>car<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>CR<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>2339<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>D<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>hospital<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>pick<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>her<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>home. After the pick up and the two were in the car coming home while 1st Plaintiff was behind the steering wheel driving, an accident occurred through no fault of theirs. They<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>just<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>happened<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>wrong<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>place<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>wrong<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>time.<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>At<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>close<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>Bruce Tito<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt"> </span>Avenue,<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Cantonments,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Accra,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>1<sup>st</sup><span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>Defendant’s<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>Nissan<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Pick<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Up<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>vehicle<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>No.<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>GW 9219 Z from a minor road, which was at the material time being driven by 2nd Defendant, without<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>warning, was driven violently<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>into the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>car Plaintiffs were driving in on the main road.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.1pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:13.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.1pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:13.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">As<span style="letter-spacing:-1.0pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.95pt"> </span>result<span style="letter-spacing:-.9pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.9pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-1.0pt"> </span>accident<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>both<span style="letter-spacing:-.95pt"> </span>Plaintiffs<span style="letter-spacing:-.9pt"> </span>sustained<span style="letter-spacing:-.95pt"> </span>inj