SARKODEE J.
The plaintiff, a professional driver, was employed by the defendants as a fork-lift driver. On 15 June 1972 whilst on duty driving a fork-lift at shed No. 4 Takoradi Harbour, conveying bags of rice from one point to another a pallet of 36 bags of rice crashed from a crane on him. He became unconscious and was rushed to the Effia Nkwanta Hospital where he was admitted for eight days. At the time of the accident the crane was being driven by an employee of the co-defendants, the Ghana Railway and Ports Authority.
As a result, the plaintiff sustained serious injuries of the vertebral column and the waist. He claims general damages and special damages of ¢300.00 for the native treatment he took in an attempt to regain his sexual potency which he said he lost as a result of the accident. His claim was originally against the defendants his employers only. Subsequently, he caused to be joined the Railway and Ports Authority, the owners of the crane and employers of the crane drive…