[2023]DLHC16911 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><a name="_Hlk152146143"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">MATILDA PIGGOTT (MRS.)<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">ELECTRICITY COMPANY OF GHANA LIMITED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt 168.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> </span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. E2/07/2018 DATE: 6<sup>TH</sup> FEBRUARY 2023</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></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="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">NELSON M. KPORHA FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">S M K DZIKUNU FOR DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CORAM <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt right 479.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">CHARITY A. ASEM (MRS.) J.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>Plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing:-.8pt"> </span>sued<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>Defendant,<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>Electricity<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt"> </span>Company<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.8pt"> </span>Ghana<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>Limited<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>following relief endorse, filed on the 26/7/2017;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:45.0pt;text-align:justify; text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:45.55pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;letter-spacing:-.15pt">i.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">General<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>special<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>damages<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>for <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">negligence.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:45.0pt;text-align:justify; line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:45.5pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;letter-spacing:-.15pt">ii.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Further<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>other<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>relief<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Honourable<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt"> </span>Court<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>may<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>deem <span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">fit.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Her story has it that, on the 21st<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt;letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>day of June, 2015 during the off period of the load shedding<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>exercise,<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>some<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>workers<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>Defendant<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>Company<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>(ECG)<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Ho<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>came<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>her<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>area of<span style="letter-spacing:-.85pt"> </span>residence<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>reconnect<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>transformer<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>serving<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>their<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>customers<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>who<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>were<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>without<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">power.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&q