BUAMA V. OPPONG

JUDGMENT

Benin J.

The plaintiff's claim against the defendant is for the following reliefs:

"(a) ¢53,390 being the cost of missing items resulting from the negligence of the defendant, his servants or agents in misplacing the travelling bag of the plaintiff when the latter was travelling in Mercedes Benz bus No. AK 2621 owned and driven by the defendant.

(b) Consequential loss arising therefrom.

(c) General damages."

The facts of this case as can be gathered from the pleadings are as follows: According to the plaintiff's statement of claim on 6 May 1985 he boarded the vehicle in question in Accra as a fare-paying passenger travelling to Ho. The vehicle was owned and driven at the material time by the defendant. The plaintiff was then carrying a travelling bag. On boarding the vehicle, he was ordered by one of the station overseers, popularly called "bookmen" to come down with the bag, and the plaintiff obeyed. The "bookmen" asked him to pay ¢40 for the bag and he did pay the money to them…