AMMA ANTWIWAA vs. NAN LIMITED AND ABU SALAM [2021]DLCA10010

Date	2021-01-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: H1/10/2020
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA10010

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) JA

ALEX B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG

SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU

ASARE TUAH FOR PLAINTIFF /APPELLANT.

ALFRED AGYMAN GYIMAH FOR 1ST DEFENDANT /RESPONDENT.

[2021]DLCA10010
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AMMA
ANTWIWAA<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:13.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:center;text-indent:-13.5pt;line-height:normal">(PLAINTIFF
/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NAN
LIMITED AND ABU SALAM<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS /RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal;border:none;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO.: H1/10/2020&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
28TH JANUARY, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ASARE TUAH FOR PLAINTIFF /APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;line-height:150%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">ALFRED
AGYMAN GYIMAH FOR 1ST DEFENDANT /RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH
(MRS.) JA, ALEX B.
POKU-ACHEAMPONG, SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal;border:none;
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</div>&nbsp;POKU-ACHEAMPONG,
J.A.:<o:p></o:p>This
appeal emanates from the Circuit Court, Techiman against a judgment delivered
by the Circuit Court Judge on 14th December, 2018 in favour of the
Defendant/Respondent. Aggrieved and dissatisfied with the said judgment the
Plaintiff/Appellant filed a notice of appeal on 12/3/19 on the sole ground that
the judgment was against the weight of evidence.<o:p></o:p>The
Appellant indicated an intention to file additional grounds of appeal upon
receipt of the record of proceedings, with the leave of the court, but no such
additional grounds have been filed. The parties shall retain their designation
in the trial court.<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff’s Case:<o:p></o:p>The
Plaintiff is a farmer and lives at Tuobodom near Techiman. The 1st
Defendant Company is a key distributor of Unilever Co. Ltd products. The 2nd
Defendant was at all times material to this case an employee i.e. a driver of
the 1st Defendant Company in charge of the 1st
Defendant’s vehicle a Mercedes Benz truck with registration No.AW 9786 -10
which ran over the leg of the Plaintiff in a motor accident.<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff
avers that on 25/1/2014 while on her way to attend a church programme at
Techiman at the intersection (Traffic Lights) near the Techiman Palace she was
knocked down by the Mercedes Benz Truck with the registration number AW 9786-10
owned by 1st Defendant and driven by 2nd Defendant. <o:p></o:p>The
Plaintiff averred that on making an attempt to cross the road and without her
leg touching the road she realized suddenly that she was under the Mercedes
Benz Truck, in question, driven by the 2nd Defendant. The 2nd
Defendant, the driver did not realize he had knocked down the Plaintiff until
onlookers, i.e. other pedestrians, started shouting and signaling him (the 2nd
Defendant driver) to stop. The Plaintiff avers that the 2nd
Defendant was negligent in negotiating the curve from the Kumasi Lorry Station
heading towards Sunyani.<o:p></o:p>She
provided the particulars of negligence against the 2nd Defendant as
follows:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo3">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the 2nd Defendant failed to
look out for pedestrians crossing the road before he negotiated the curve.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo3">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The 2nd Defendant failed / refused
to exercise that duty of care he owed to other road users.<o:p></o:p>It
is the case of Plaintiff that she was rushed to the Holy Family Hospital,
Techiman where she was on admission for several months.<o:p></o:p>She
therefore, brought an action for negligence against the Defendants at the
Techiman Circuit Court.<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff
averred that the 2nd Defendant was </main>