IBRAHIM MUSTAPHA ISSAH vs. KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITAL [2020]DLCA8850

Date	2020-03-12
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: H1/80/2019
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA8850

OFOE JA (PRESIDING)

HONYENUGA JA

GAISIE J.A.

AMOFA WITH NAOMI ONUMAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/ APPELLANT

KIN HUSSEIN WITH EVANS ABBEYQUAYE FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2020]DLCA8850
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >IBRAHIM
MUSTAPHA ISSAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/
APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITAL<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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SUIT NO.: H1/80/2019&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 12TH
MARCH, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>AMOFA
WITH NAOMI ONUMAH FOR THE 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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KIN HUSSEIN WITH EVANS ABBEYQUAYE FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>OFOE
JA (PRESIDING), HONYENUGA JA, GAISIE J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>AMMA
A. GAISIE, JA:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This appeal is against the judgment of
the High Court, Accra, dated the 11th day of January, 2018 by which
the High Court made various awards as compensation and damages to the Appellant.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Appellant, then Plaintiff,&nbsp; issued out of the High Court a Writ of
Summons on 10th August, 2017 in which he made the following claims:-<o:p></o:p>“1) &nbsp; An
order for compensation for the unbearable pain Plaintiff &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; continues &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to endure and loss of income as at Five
Million Ghana <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cedis (GH¢5,000,000.00).<o:p></o:p>2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order for the payment of general damages for negligence.<o:p></o:p>3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order directed at Defendant to remedy the permanent condition Plaintiff is put
into or in the alternative to relief (3) payment for cost of all remedial
services sufficient to put Plaintiff in sufficiently better state.<o:p></o:p>4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cost
reflecting cost of the instant suit”.<o:p></o:p>It is the Plaintiff’s case that in May
2016, he was involved in an accident and sustained a minor fracture on his hip
bone. He received medical attention at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the
Respondent, where he claims something was used to hold the fracture for a few months
after which it would be removed by a surgery. Plaintiff asserts that he was handled
so negligently by the Respondent staff that he now has difficulty in walking,
in standing for a long time and in working, so that his earnings from his
farming activities have reduced substantially. <o:p></o:p>Particulars of Negligence alleged
against the Respondent were as follows:-<o:p></o:p>“a) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Defendant
officers refused to undertake the surgery at the time that they ought to have
done same, due to Plaintiff’s refusal to perform the “customary obligations”.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Performed
the surgery almost against the expressed wishes of Plaintiff.<o:p></o:</main>