KWADWO APPIAH vs. KWABENA ANANE [2018]DLCA5213

Date	2018-05-22
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/68/2016
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA5213

ADUAMA OSEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J. A.

WELBOURNE (MRS) J. A.

CHARLES AGBANU FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.

ABENA BOSOMPEM FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2018]DLCA5213
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWADWO APPIAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KWABENA ANANE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<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: H1/68/2016&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: 22ND MAY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>CHARLES AGBANU FOR
PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ABENA
BOSOMPEM FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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ADUAMA
OSEI J.A. (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE J. A., WELBOURNE (MRS) J. A.<o:p></o:p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">WELBOURNE, JA<o:p></o:p>This
appeal has arisen from the dissatisfaction of the Plaintiff/Appellantwith the
judgment of the High Court–Kumasi (Commercial Division) dated the 30th
day of October, 2015.<o:p></o:p>For
brevity, the Plaintiff/Appellant would hereinafter be referred to as the
Appellant, and the Defendant/Respondent, as the Respondent.<o:p></o:p>The
Appellant commenced this action against theRespondent at the High Court
(Commercial Division) – Kumasi for the following reliefs (as found on pages 2
and 107 of the Record of Appeal):<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The sum of GHC 400 000.00 as General
and Special Damages for the injuries the Plaintiff suffered on the 28th
of April, 2009 when the Plaintiff hired the Defendant’s timber truck numbered
AS 5471-X to cart his timber but unknown to Plaintiff, Defendant’s Driver was
unlicensed and the vehicle was also not insured; which the Defendant’s Driver
drove negligently and run into a ditch resulting in serious injuries to the
Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>The
part of judgment complained of, the grounds of appeal,as found on pages 117 to
118 of the Record of Appeal are as follows:<o:p></o:p>Part of Judgment Complained of:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
quantum of damage assessed at GH¢20,000.00 only.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ii.