APALOO J.: In this action, the plaintiff, as the widow of the late Dr. George Saunders, claims for herself and on behalf of her two children damages under the Fatal Accidents Act, 1846,1(1) as amended by the Law Reform (Civil Wrongs) Act, 1959. 2(2)
The late Dr. Saunders was born in Dublin, Ireland on the 2nd September, 1896. He was a doctor of medicine and came to this country as a government medical officer many years ago. He was at one time stationed at Kintampo. While there, he struck some sort of association with the plaintiff whose home is near Kintampo. The plaintiff said the doctor married her according to custom. There is, in my opinion, no reason to disbelieve this. The evidence satisfies me that the plaintiff and the late Dr. Saunders lived and cohabited together in the eyes of the world as man and wife. This union was blessed with two children namely Georgina who is aged 17 and Stephen who is just 14.
Sometime in 1953, the late Dr. Saunders must have decided to cement his un…