<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Ata-Bedu, J</strong>.: The writ of summons accompanied by a statement of claim in this action was by leave of the court served on 26 September 1974 on the defendant.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The action is founded in negligence and has been brought for the benefit of the estate as well as for the dependants of the deceased under the provisions of the Civil Liability Act, 1963 (Act 176). The deceased was on 4th April 1971 at about 9.50 a.m. crossing the Tamale-Bolgatanga road when the defendant, who was driving vehicle No. J. 4171-CI-1 towards Bolgatanga direction, knocked down the deceased at Savelugu town. The claim made is for: ¢100.00 as special damages for funeral expenses and ¢3,000.00 general damages for loss of normal expectation of life to the estate of the deceased and for loss and damage to the dependents, who are the plaintiffs aged 35 years as the mother and one Yakubu Dagomba aged 55 years as the father of the deceased.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In default of entry of appearance by or on behalf of the defendant, the plaintiff entered…</p>