ADJUIK YAKUBU vs. PROCREDIT SAVINGS & LOANS CO. LTD [2019]DLHC6829

Date	2019-05-31
Suit No.	SUIT NO: BC/418/2011
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC6829

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO

MR. PETER KWAKU NTI FOR THE PLAINTIFF

MR. RAPHAEL KUMI FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2019]DLHC6829
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ADJUIK YAKUBU<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>PROCREDIT SAVINGS &amp;
LOANS CO. LTD<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[HIGH COURT (GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION), 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: BC/418/2011&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: 31ST MAY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>MR. PETER KWAKU NTI FOR
THE PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
RAPHAEL KUMI FOR THE DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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HIS
LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO<o:p></o:p>

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</div>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This action arises from a motor
vehicle collision which took place on December 20, 2010 at ACP Junction,
Pokuase. The collision involved a Benz 207 Bus with Registration Number GR 3817
T and owned by Adjuik Yakubu, the Plaintiff herein and a Kia Rhino vehicle with
Registration Number AS 8471-10 said to be owned by the Defendant, Pro-Credit Savings
and Loan Company Limited. One Akosah Kwadwo of Techiman was operating the Kia
Rhino vehicle which was loaded with salt from Accra to Techiman at the time of the collision. The collision resulted in the injury to
about eighteen passengers who were on board the Benz 207 Bus. The injured were evacuated
to the 37 Military Hospital for treatment.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On January 23, 2011 the
driver of the Kia Rhino vehicle, Akosah Kwadwo was charged by the Police and
arraigned before the Amasaman District Court. According to the police accident
report “he pleaded guilty to all the counts and was convicted and sentenced to
pay a fine of&nbsp; GH¢840.00 in default four
(4) months I.H.L. Fine paid vide Judicial Service receipt No. 4806067 dated
25/01/2011”.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[3]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consequently, the Plaintiff commenced this action initially
in 2011 and amended same on July 6, 2012. Further to leave granted by this
Court in 2017 the Plaintiff abandoned some of the initial reliefs and now
claims against the Defendant the following judicial reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>i) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order for the Replacement of
Plaintiff’s vehicle with an imported unregistered Sprinter Benz as Plaintiff’s
vehicle is out of production.<o:p></o:p>ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery of 500 days loss of earnings at GH¢40.00 per day while the said
vehicle was parked for repairs.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Pleadings:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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EN-MY">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Plaintiff’s case as by
the Amended Statement of Claim is that he
is the owner of a 207 Commercial Benz Bus with Registr</main>