ALSAJ ABDULKADEL & ORS. vs. B.B.C INDUSTRIES CO. (GH.) LTD) [2019]DLCA8710

Date	2019-05-30
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO.: H1/117/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA8710

P. K. GYAESAYOR JA (PRESIDING)

AVRIL L- JOHNSON JA

AMADU TANKO JA

MOHAMMED ATTAH FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

ALEX MARTEY OSEI FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2019]DLCA8710
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ALSAJ ABDULKADEL &amp; ORS.<o:p></o:p><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr>(PLAINTIFF/
 APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
 mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
 color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>B.B.C INDUSTRIES CO. (GH.)
 LTD)<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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 SUIT NO.: H1/117/2018&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 30TH MAY, 2019<o:p></o:p>
 </div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MOHAMMED ATTAH 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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 ALEX MARTEY OSEI FOR
 DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<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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 P. K. GYAESAYOR JA
 (PRESIDING), AVRIL L- JOHNSON JA, AMADU TANKO JA<o:p></o:p>
 </div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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 <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
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 solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>
 </div>GYAESAYOR, JA<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal by the Plaintiff/Appellant against the Judgment of the High Court,
Tema delivered on the 29th day of September, 2017 in favour of the
Defendant/Respondent herein. In this appeal the parties shall be referred to
simply as Plaintiffs and Defendant. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>BACKGROUND FACTS<o:p></o:p>On
5th November, 2014, the Plaintiffs commenced the instant action
against the Defendant herein for the following reliefs; <o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The payment of an amount of
Two Hundred and Forty four Thousand and Six Hundred Ghana Cedis (GH¢244,600.00)
being the total cost of the four (4) vehicles of the Plaintiffs destroyed in
the fire outbreak caused at the premises of the defendant.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest on the said amount
at the prevailing commercial bank rate from the day the vehicles were destroyed
in the fire outbreak on 12/01/13 till date of final payment.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An Order directed at the
Defendants to pay to the Plaintiffs the loss of earnings that would have
accrued to them for the use of the vehicles had same not been destroyed in the
fire caused by the negligence of the Defendant company at the rate of GH¢450.00
per day truck for five (5) working days in a week from 12/01/13 till date of
final payment. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>