ALSAJ ABDUL KADEL, FATAWU IBBRAHIM AND YAHAYA IBRAHIM vs. B. B. C INDUSTRIES COMPANY (GH) LTD. AND GHANA NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE [2021]DLSC10828

ALSAJ ABDUL KADEL, FATAWU IBBRAHIM AND YAHAYA IBRAHIM vs. B. B. C INDUSTRIES COM... [2021]DLSC10828

Date	2021-04-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/10/2020
Citation No.	[2021]DLSC10828

YEBOAH CJ (PRESIDING)

PWAMANG JSC

AMEGATCHER JSC

OWUSU (MS.) JSC

HONYENUGA JSC

MOHAMMED ATTAH FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS.

AKOTO AMPAW FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS.

[2021]DLSC10828
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ALSAJ ABDUL KADEL, FATAWU IBBRAHIM AND YAHAYA IBRAHIM<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>B. B. C INDUSTRIES COMPANY (GH) LTD.
AND GHANA NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS/ RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME
COURT, ACCRA]<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;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/10/2020 &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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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: 29TH
APRIL, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>MOHAMMED ATTAH
FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS.<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;">

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AMPAW FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>YEBOAH CJ (PRESIDING),
PWAMANG JSC, AMEGATCHER JSC, OWUSU (MS.) JSC, HONYENUGA JSC<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;">

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</div>&nbsp;OWUSU
(MS.) JSC:-<o:p></o:p>On 30th May, 2019, the Court of Appeal,
Accra, dismissed plaintiffs’ appeal and affirmed the judgment of the High Court
Tema dated 29th September, 2017.<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied with the decision of the Court of
Appeal, the plaintiffs have appealed to the Supreme Court. <o:p></o:p>The relief sought from the Supreme Court is to set
aside and or reverse the Judgment of the Court of Appeal.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Before dealing with the arguments
canvassed in support and against this appeal, we will give a brief background
of the case.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By its amended writ of summons, the
plaintiffs claim against the defendant, the following reliefs;<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The payment of an amount of Two Hundred and Forty-
Four Thousand and Six Hundred Ghana Cedis (Ghc244,600) being the total cost of
the four vehicles of the plaintiffs destroyed in the Fire Outbreak at the
premises of the defendant company which was due to the negligence of the
defendant.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 12/01/2013 till the day of final payment.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order directed at the defendant 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 Ghs 450.00 per day per truck for five
working days in a week from 12/01/2013 till date of final judgment.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&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 12/01/2013 till date of final payment<o:p></o:p><!--[if !supportL</main>