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ADWOA SENTI & ORS
V.
PAPA OWUSU ANKOMAH & ORS

(2010) JELR 109745 (HC)

High Court 14 Feb 2010 Ghana
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- The judgment discusses complex issues of law, equity, and public policy arising from a road traffic accident case. - There is controversy over who should be held legally responsible for the accident. - The case involves the consolidation

Case Details

Suit Number:E5/3/2006
Judges:SAEED KWAKU GYAN J
Counsel:1. MR. JOHN MERCER ……FOR THE PLAINTIFFS 2. MR. SAMUEL DZIGBA ….FOR 1ST DEFENDANT 3. MR. ACHEAMPONG-OPOKU HARRY ….FOR 3RD DEFENDANT.

J U D G M E N T

For an otherwise simple road traffic accident that occurred on an ordinary and fine day in Takoradi, the cases whose trial has led to the instant judgment seem to raise rather delicate, and somewhat complicated, hence difficult, issues of law, equity and public policy.

Incidentally, I have not chanced upon any decided authority that appears to come anywhere near to fully covering the rather peculiar facts and special circumstances of the instant consolidated cases.  We almost seem to be navigating across uncharted waters here.

The Plaintiffs herein seek compensation for the injury and loss which they claim to have suffered as a result of a road traffic accident.  There seems to be little difficulty, in establishing the fact that there are victims of the accident.  There is, however, hot controversy as to who should bear legal responsibility for the injury and loss allegedly suffered by the Plaintiffs herein as a result of the accident.  Of considerable interest also is…

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