MATILDA BEBLI vs. JOSEPH ASAMOAH, OPANIN STEPHEN BOLIKIN AND UNIQUE INSURANCE COMPANY [2019]DLHC7653

MATILDA BEBLI vs. JOSEPH ASAMOAH, OPANIN STEPHEN BOLIKIN AND UNIQUE INSURANCE CO... [2019]DLHC7653

Date	2019-02-15
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/1962/17
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC7653

HER LADYSHIP OLIVIA OBENG OWUSU J.

EMMANUEL L. DUBIK MAHAMA FOR PLAINTIFF

THOMAS GBLORVU FOR 1ST & 2ND DEFENDANTS

ROBERT SUMAN H/B FOR G.S. AIDOO FOR 3RD DEFENDANT

[2019]DLHC7653
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MATILDA BEBLI<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>JOSEPH
ASAMOAH, OPANIN STEPHEN BOLIKIN AND UNIQUE INSURANCE COMPANY<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[HIGH
COURT (GENERAL JURISDICTION COURT 4), 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: GJ/1962/17&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 15TH
FEBRUARY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL L. DUBIK MAHAMA FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p>THOMAS GBLORVU FOR 1ST &amp; 2ND
DEFENDANTS <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ROBERT SUMAN H/B FOR G.S. AIDOO FOR 3RD
DEFENDANT <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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HER LADYSHIP OLIVIA OBENG
OWUSU, J.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;
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RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>On the 23rd
of March, 2018, the plaintiff/respondent (who shall hereafter be referred to
simply as the plaintiff) issued out of this Court a Writ of Summons against the
defendants claiming;<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“a.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order for payment of the sum of thirty thousand Ghana cedis as
special damages for expenses on accident, death and funeral of Bismarck Bebli
(deceased)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:58.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><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;;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;An order for payment of seventy
thousand Ghana cedis (GH₵ 70,000.00) as damages
for injuries, pain and sufferings and eventual death of the family’s sole bread
winner, Bismarck Bebli <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:58.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><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;;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs including Solicitors fees”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Upon service the 3rd
defendant/applicant (hereafter referred to as the 3rd defendant applicant)
filed its defence to the action and counterclaimed for “…..a sum of GH₵15,000.00<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">”.<o:p></o:p>Thereafter it filed the
instant application praying for an order to strike out the plaintiff’s Writ of
Summons and Statement of Claim pursuant to Order 11 rule 18 (a), (b), (d) of CI
47 and the inherent jurisdiction of the Court.<o:p></o:p>