SAHID JAFFA AND TAME SESAY
V.
THOMAS ELIAS

JELR 80978 (WACA)

West Africa Court of Appeal · West Africa [For WACA cases]
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1952 14 WACA 394-396

CORAM

FOSTER-SUTTON, P., SMITH, C.J. (SIERRA LEONE), AND COUSSEY, J.A.

Core Terms ^Beta

respondent

appellants

general damages

damages

learned trial judge

scope of his employment

side walk

special damages

trial judge

wrong principles

amended statement of claim

counsel

driver of the vehicle

evidence

first appellant

judge

left leg

master's business

normal route

premises

second appellant

award

classes of acts

clearest possible evidence

commencement of the trial counsel

contributory negligence

driver of e vehicle

inevitable accident

iron bars

learned trial judge's finding

motor vehicle

owner of the motor lorry

premises of the united africa company

protectorate of sierra leone

respondent's injuries

specific amendment ought

wilberforce streets

Foster-Sutton, P. This was an appeal by the defendants from a judgment of Beoku-Betts, J., by which he awarded the plaintiff .£2,700 general damages and .£200 12s. 0d. special damages in an action for negligence.

The respondent is a shopkeeper carrying on business as such at Tiama in the Protectorate of Sierra Leone, the first appellant is the owner of the motor lorry which caused the respondent's injuries and the second appellant is the person employed by the first appellant as driver of the vehicle.

Shortly put the facts are that on the 15th September, 1951, the respondent was walking along the side walk at the corner of Oxford and Wilberforce Streets, Freetown, when the motor vehicle in question proceeding from the direction of Wilberforce Street left the road, mounted the side walk and pinned the respondent against some iron bars which had been placed by the side of a house adjoining the side walk. As a result of the collision the respondent was in hospital over five months, injuri…

SAHID JAFFA AND TAME SESAY V. THOMAS ELIAS

SAHID JAFFA AND TAME SESAY
V.
THOMAS ELIAS