WOLEDZI
V.
AKUFO-ADDO AND ANOTHER

(1980) JELR 63928 (HC)

High Court · 20 Mar 1980 · Ghana
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Other Citations

[1982-83] GLR 421

CORAM

CECILIA KORANTENG-ADDOW J.

Ratio Decidendi

Core Terms ^Beta

plaintiff

first defendant

plaintiff’s car

counsel

cross-examination

record of proceedings

ring road

mr. atadika

pool of blood

breach of statutory duty

court of appeal

statement of claim

circumstances of the accident

driver of the car

evidence of the plaintiff

first defendant’s car

hearsay rule

moving vehicle

mr. amoako-glover

police headquarters

scene of the accident

basis of the claim

common sense

conduct of a reasonable prudent man

counsel’s submission

court find

district magistrate court

evidence of the event

fracture of the right parietal

head injuries

labadi district court grade

medical evidence

mr. amoako-glover’s argument

only evidence

path of the first defendant

personal injuries

plaintiff claims

plaintiff’s claim

plaintiff’s version

record book

result of the defendants

right lane

said verge of the laterite

salient points

speedy disposal of the case

such statement

tetteh’s evidence forms part

time of the collision

whole of the evidence

worship mr. opare addo

KORANTENG-ADDOW J.

This is a case with a very checkered history, and it is a case which has been fought and defended with tooth and nail. The writ of summons was filed on 18 September 1967 and summons for directions was taken on 21 December 1967. Several factors have militated against the speedy disposal of the case. Hearing began on 21 March 1968 before Anterkyi J.

He took two witnesses for the plaintiff and then after a number of adjournments, he decided not to hear the case and caused it to be placed before another judge. After several adjournments before another judge, the matter eventually came on for trial before Charles Crabbe J. (as he then was) and judgment was delivered on 15 January 1969. He dismissed the plaintiff’s claim and the plaintiff appealed against the judgment. I am informed by Mr. Atadika, counsel for the plaintiff, who has been in the case throughout, and I read a note to this effect from the record of proceedings, that the record book containing the whole of the…

WOLEDZI V. AKUFO-ADDO AND ANOTHER

WOLEDZI
V.
AKUFO-ADDO AND ANOTHER