DAVID KWADWO ANDERSON, TAHIRU MOHAMMED AND RICHARD OBOUR vs. ISAAC KRAMPAH AND AWURAMA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION [2017]DLHC3957

DAVID KWADWO ANDERSON, TAHIRU MOHAMMED AND RICHARD OBOUR vs. ISAAC KRAMPAH AND A... [2017]DLHC3957

Date	2017-03-02
Suit No.	SUIT NO: BMISC 1001/2015
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC3957

JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO

MR. MOHAMMED AWAL ALHASSAN FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

MR. DANSO ACHEAMPONG FOR THE DEFENDANTS

[2017]DLHC3957
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DAVID KWADWO ANDERSON,
TAHIRU MOHAMMED AND RICHARD OBOUR<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ISAAC KRAMPAH AND
AWURAMA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT (GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION, COURT 6) ACCRA]<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: BMISC 1001/2015&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: 2ND
MARCH, 2017.<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
MOHAMMED AWAL ALHASSAN FOR THE PLAINTIFFS &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

MR.
DANSO ACHEAMPONG FOR THE DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p>

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</div>Introduction: <o:p></o:p>[1] When Isaac
Krampah, the 1st Defendant in this case sat in the driver‟s
seat of a Dodge Sprinter commuter bus vehicle with registration No. ER 1779-14
in the wee hours of August 5, 2014 from Accra to Takoradi, little did he know
that he was setting in motion a chain of events which would lead to horrific
casualties…a pelvic contusion, left femure fracture, forehead haematoma, scars,
surgery, weeks of convalescence in the hospital, death of about four persons
and a law suit <o:p></o:p>[2] This action arises
out of a vehicle accident that occurred at Gomoa Adawukwa on the Accra-Winneba
road on August 5, 2014 at about 5:30 A.M., when the 1st and 2nd Plaintiffs were
fare paying passengers on another Sprinter bus with registration Number ER
553-10 together with the 3rd Plaintiff‟s
late wife, Adama Azus. The Plaintiffs and other passengers sustained different
degree of injuries and subsequently the 3rd Plaintiff‟s
wife and the driver of the vehicle she was on board and others died from their
injuries. The 1st Defendant was the driver of the Sprinter bus with
registration number ER 1779-14, and it was owned by the 2nd Defendant Awurama
Memorial Foundation. A police accident report was prepared by the Ghana Police
and a duplicate case docket was sent to the Attorney General Office but there
is no evidence that anyone was charged and prosecuted.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>[3] On the 21st day of
July 2015, the Plaintiffs caused the writ of summons accompanied by a statement
of claim to issue against the Defendants for the following relief: <o:p></o:p>General
Damages and Special Damages Heads of General Damages <o:p></o:p>a) Pain and Suffering
<o:p></o:p>b) Loss of Consortium
<o:p></o:p>c) Loss of
Expectation of life <o:p></o:p>d) Loss of
prospective earnings/earning capacity e) Loss of earnings <o:p></o:p>[4] The Defendants
duly entered appearance on July 31, 2015 and filed a statement of defence on
August 14, 2015 in which the Plaintiffs‟
claim was vehemently denied by the Defendants. <o:p></o:p>[5] At the close of
the pleadings, the Plaintiff formulated five issues and the Defendants also
formulated two additional issues. All the issues were adopted by the Court and
same were set down. The Plaintiffs‟
issues were as follows:-&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>a) Whether or not the
1st Defendant was negligent in his management of the vehicle the subject of
this incident. <o:p></o:p>b) Whether or not the
negligence of the 1st Defendant caused the incident the subject of this suit. <o:p></o:p>c) Whether or not the
incident caused the life-threatening injuries to the 1st and 2nd Plaintiffs are
presently nursing and the death of the 3rd Plainti</main>