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DOMINIC MENSAH
V.
MICHEAL KWEKU BAFFOE

(2016) JELR 107540 (HC)

High Court 11 Apr 2016 Ghana
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- The Plaintiff issued a Writ of Summons against the Defendants, claiming GH₵98,470.00 for the cost of repairs on his bus damaged due to the negligence of the 1st Defendant, the driver of the 2nd Defendant, and GH₵147,500.00 for loss of use

Case Details

Suit Number:SUIT NO BC. 43/2015
Judges:JUSTICE LAURENDA OWUSU
Counsel:ABIGAIL WILLIAMS WITH AMA AMANKWAH MENSAH FOR BRAM LARBI FOR PLAINTIFF; RAYMOND AFAWUBO FOR DEFENDANT.

JUDGMENT

OWUSU, J.

The Plaintiff herein issued out this Writ of Summons against the Defendants claiming the following reliefs: 

1) The sum of GH₵98,470.00 being cost of repairs on Plaintiff’s Yutong Bus No. GS 9481-09 damaged as a result of negligence of 1st Defendant,  driver of 2nd Defendant on 3rd January 2012. 

2) GH₵147,500.00 being loss of use of GH₵700.00 per day on the  damaged vehicle from January 2012 till 31st July 2012. 

3) Costs.

THE PLAINTIFF’S CASE 

The Plaintiff sets out his case by an accompanying Statement of Claim to the  Writ of Summons, the Witness Statement of Plaintiff filed on the 14th May 2015  and the Witness Statement and further Witness Statement of Plaintiff’s witness, Francis Boham, filed on the 14th of May, 2015 and 16th of December 2015  respectively. The Plaintiff’s case is that on or about the 3rd of January 2012 the  Defendant’s Metro Mass Bus with registration number GW 3381 Z which was  being driven by the 1st Defendant run into his Yutong Commercial bus…

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