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DR. R.S.D.TEI, EVELYN JUMBO
V.
MESSRS CEIBA INTERNATIONAL

(2015) JELR 65727 (HC)

High Court 3 Dec 2015 Ghana
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- The court dismissed Plaintiffs’ claims for damages against the airline under the Montreal Convention, holding that the passenger’s injury was caused by the act of a fellow passenger (a third party), not through any negligence, act, or omi

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Suit Number:OCC/40/2015
Judges:JUSTICE JENNIFER A. DODOO (MRS)
Counsel:EMMANUEL GOKAH FOR PLAINTIFF.

DODOO (MRS), J.

In a writ issued out of the Registry of this Court, the 1st Plaintiff sued for the following reliefs:

(a) Damages for loss of earnings

(b) Damages for past and future pains and suffering

(c) Damages for past and future medical charges or costs

(d) Past drugs charges of GH¢20,000.00

(e) Damages for emotional distress or trauma

(f) Damages for travelling and transport to receive medical treatment or house call by doctors

(g) Punitive damages for their uncaring and reprehensible conduct

(h) Costs and lawyers fee at the approved Ghana Bar Association scales of fees

The 2nd Plaintiff also claimed against the Defendant,

(a) Damages for the psychological or emotional trauma suffered and the anxiety being experienced.

(b) GH¢12, 000.00 for past drugs purchased and general damages for future treatment and drugs.

The 1st Plaintiff is a Consultant Engineer and the Executive Chairman of Rockshell International Ltd. The 2nd Plaintiff is an Executive Secretary to the 1st Plaintiff. It is their c…

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