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VICTOR OFOSU AIDOO V. ATO QUAGRAINE

(2012) JELR 64807 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/15/2012  •  28 Jun 2012  •  Ghana

Coram
MARFU-SAU JA (PRESIDING), HONYENUGA JA, DENNIS ADJEI

Judgement

MARFUL- SAU, JA

This appeal is against the judgment of the High Court sitting at Sekondi on the 17th November, 2010. The Notice of Appeal which is at page 123 of the record of appeal has one ground of appeal namely that ‘’ the damages awarded are excessive and unreasonable and have no basis in law.’’

The facts of the case are simply that the plaintiff/ respondent, hereinafter referred to as respondent, a carpenter by profession was injured in an accident when vehicle No. GR 5086 U, a taxi- cab in which he was travelling was involved in a fatal accident allegedly caused by the driver of vehicle No. WR 773 W owned by the defendant /appellant herein, who will be referred to as appellant in this judgment. The accident occurred on the 22nd December 2006 and the respondent was admitted in the hospital for 14 days due to the serious injuries he suffered.

By the writ of summons issued on the 10th January 2008, the respondent claimed from the appellant general and special damages for injuries an…

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