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BRIGHT ASANTE APPIAH
V.
HUANG YUMIN & ANOR

(2024) JELR 112797 (SC)

Supreme Court 30 Oct 2024 Ghana
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- The case involves a review application filed by the Applicant, who is the 2nd Defendant/Appellant/Applicant, seeking to review a judgment that affirmed a decision of the Court of Appeal upholding an award of damages for injuries sustained

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL MOTION NO. J7/14/2024
Judges:BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC (PRESIDING) LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC KULENDI JSC ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) JSC GAEWU JSC KWOFIE JSC ADJEI-FRIMPONG JSC
Counsel:NANA ACKAH-WATSON JAINIE ESQ. FOR 2ND DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/ APPELLANT/APPLICANT WITH JAINIE AGOVI JAINIE AND THOMPSON ADJIABER. KWAKU ADU MINTAH ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT WITH ABDUL HAKEEM SULEMANA.

RULING

KULENDI, JSC:

INTRODUCTION:

  1. On 30th October, 2024, this Court unanimously dismissed the instant application filed by the 2nd Defendant/Appellant/Appellant/Applicant (hereinafter referred to as “the Applicant”), invoking the review jurisdiction of this Court and reserved our reasons for later, which we now proceed to deliver.

  2. The Applicant, by an application filed on the 17th of May, 2024, invited us to review the judgment of the ordinary bench dated 17th April, 2024. In the said judgment, the ordinary bench of this Court affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal dated 19th October, 2022, upholding an award of special and general damages, as varied, for injuries sustained by the Plaintiff/Respondent/Respondent/Respondent (hereinafter called “the Respondent”) whilst running to avoid attack of the ferocious dogs that escaped from the business premises of the Applicant.

    BACKGROUND

  3. The review application is premised on one main grievance, which is, that the ordinary bench inadvertentl…

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