Customer Support

MUMUNI YUSIF
V.
GABY MOUGANIE

(2018) JELR 107347 (HC)

High Court 31 Oct 2018 Ghana
BriefBot icon

BriefBot Summary

Free

- The Plaintiff, the maternal uncle and one of the administrators of the estate of the deceased, Safia Seidu, filed a lawsuit against the Defendant for damages to cover the educational expenses of the deceased's two children, compensation f

Case Details

Suit Number:HR/0004/2017
Judges:GIFTY AGYEI ADDO
Counsel:JOSEPH AWUDU FOR THE PLAINTIFF; PETER ATUPARE FOR THE DEFENDANT.

JUDGMENT

ADDO, J.

The Plaintiff instituted an action in this Court on 12th January, 2017, against the Defendant for the following reliefs:

i. Damages to cover the educational expenses of deceased’s two children up to the age of 18 years.

ii. Compensation for the unlawful death of the deceased caused by defendant’s employee.

iii. Costs including lawyers’ fees.

A summation of the Plaintiff’s grievance, per his Statement of Claim, is as follows:

The Plaintiff states that he is the maternal uncle of one Safia Seidu, also known as Nashat aged 25, who died on 22nd April, 2015.

The Plaintiff further states that he brings this action as one of the administrators of the estate of the deceased, who was survived by her parents and two children, aged 5 and 7 years.

According to the Plaintiff, before the demise of her niece, the deceased was an employee (house-help) of the Defendant. That the Defendant also had an employee by name, Rahman Adams, who lived in the house of the Defendant w…

There's more. Sign in to continue reading.

judy.legal is the comprehensive database of case law and legislation from Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. Gain seamless access to over 77,000 cases, recent judgments, statutes, and rules of court.