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CERTIFICATE OF LEGAL EDUCATION

NORMAN MANLEY LAW SCHOOL

MONA CAMPUS

2012/2013

Candidate!ID"12/165

Tit#e $% C$&'!e"Civil Procedure and Practice I

W'itten A!!i(n)ent N$*"1

Yea': 1

Date"November 30, 2012

C$&'!e Di'e+t$'" Miss Tania Mott

,&'i!di+ti$n"amaica

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CERTIFICATE OF NE-T FRIEND

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF ,UDICATURE OF ,AMAICA

CLAIM NO*

ETWEEN SUSAN HARRIS CLAIMANT

45 6e' )$t6e' and ne7t %'iend Linnette Ha''i!8

AND COURTIS FURNITURE STORE LIMITED DEFENDANT

I, #INN$TT$ %&''I(, o" 5& 'ivervie), *in!ston 6 in t+e aris+ o" (aint &ndre)

+ereb- certi"- t+at:

1. I am t+e mot+er and net "riend o" (usan %arris, )+o is an c+ild born on t+e 1 t+o"

ecember 1 and )+o is desirous o" commencin! an action in t+is %onourable

Court a!ainst Courtis 4urniture (tore #imited a limited liabilit- coman- t+at )as

dul- incororated under t+e Comanies &ct 200 )it+ its re!istered o""ice situated

at #ot 23 Per"ect 'oad, %amstead in t+e aris+ o" (aint &ndre).

2. I can "airl- and cometentl- conduct roceedin!s on be+al" o" t+e said minor and I

+ave no interest adverse to t+at o" t+e minor.

3. I undertae to be resonsible "or t+e costs o" t+e said (usan %arris in t+ese

roceedin!s in manner o" t+e "ollo)in! namel-, i" t+e said (usan %arris "ails to a-

t+e said Courtis 4urniture (tore #imited )+en and in suc+ manner as t+e Court s+all

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direct +er to a- to t+e said Courtis 4urniture (tore #imited, I )ill "ort+)it+ a-

same to t+e 'e!istrar o" t+e Court.

I certi"- t+at I satis"- t+e conditions seci"ied in 'ule 23.6 o" t+e (ureme Courtamaica, Civil Procedures 'ules, 2002.

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T+at t+e Claimant certi"ies t+at to best o" +is no)led!e, in"ormation and belie" t+edama!es claimed eceed t+e civil Aurisdiction o" t+e 'esident Ma!istrate?s Court.

C$'TI4IC&T$ 74 T';T%

I certi"- t+at all "acts set out in t+is Claim 4orm are true to t+e best o" m- no)led!e,

in"ormation and belie".

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T+is Claim 4orm must contain or +ave served )it+ it eit+er a Particulars o" Claim or aco- o" a court order entitlin! t+e Claimant to serve t+e Claim 4orm )it+out a Particularso" Claim.

I" -ou do not comlete t+e "orm o" &cno)led!ment o" (ervice served on -ou )it+ t+isClaim 4orm and deliver or send it to t+e re!istr- 8address belo)9 so t+at it is received)it+in 47;'T$$N da-s o" service o" t+e Claim 4orm on -ou, t+e Claimant )ill beentitled to al- to +ave Aud!ment entered a!ainst -ou. (ee 'ules .2859 and .3819.

T+e "orm o" &cno)led!ment o" (ervice ma- be comleted b- -ou or an &ttorne-


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PARTICULARS OF CLAIMFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF ,UDICATURE OF ,AMAICA

CLAIM NO

ETWEEN SUSAN HARRIS CLAIMANT

45 6e' )$t6e' and ne7t %'iend Linnette Ha''i!8

AND COURTIS FURNITURE STORE LIMITED DEFENDANT

1. T+e Claimant resides at 5& 'ivervie), *in!ston 6 in t+e aris+ o" (aint &ndre)is a student, and a minor b- +er mot+er and net "riend #innette %arris )+oresides also at 5& 'ivervie), *in!ston 6 in t+e aris+ o" (aint &ndre), born ont+e 1t+da- o" ecember 1 at all material times )as a la)"ul visitor in t+ee"endant?s "urniture store.

2. T+e e"endant, a limited liabilit- coman- dul- incororated under t+eComanies &ct 200 )it+ its re!istered o""ice situated at #ot 23 Per"ect 'oad,%amstead in t+e aris+ o" (aint &ndre), )as at all material times t+e o)ner andoccuier o" t+e store remises situated at #ot 23 Per"ect 'oad, %amstead in t+earis+ o" (aint &ndre) )+ere it carried on t+e business o" t+e sale o" "urniture.

3. T+at on =ednesda-, t+e 12t+o" Ma- 2010, t+e Claimant la)"ull- entered t+e storeas a customer "or t+e urose o" urc+asin! "urniture, and accordin!l- )as at allmaterial times a visitor o" t+e e"endant in t+e remises o" t+e store )it+in t+emeanin! o" t+e 7ccuiers? #iabilit- &ct 16 and )as in t+e rocess o" la)"ull-testin! "or com"ort and suitabilit-, several brea"ast stools t+at )ere on disla- int+e store b- sittin! on t+em )+en one o" t+e stools on )+ic+ t+e Claimant satsuddenl- collased beneat+ +er causin! t+e Claimant to "all on t+e "loor and as aconse@uence t+e Claimant sustained ersonal inAuries, su""ered loss and incurredeenses.

. T+e accident )as caused b- e"endant?s breac+ o" its statutor- dut- o" care undersection 3 o" t+e 7ccuiers #iabilit- &ct and/or ne!li!ence o" t+e de"endant, itsservants or a!ents as set out belo).

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a. 4ailin! to ade@uatel- insect said stoolH

b. In t+at it selected a stool to be disla-ed to its customers, atrons andbusiness invitees t+at )as o" imroer construction, assembl- and/or

inade@uate stren!t+H

c. 4ailin! to establis+ rocedures and/or "ailed to imlement establis+ed

rocedures "or eriodic insections o" t+e "urniture on disla- on t+e

remises in articular t+e stoolsH

d. &llo)in! customers, atrons and business invitees to sit on an imroerl-

assembled, broen and/or de"ective stoolH

e. 4ailin! to ascertain t+e eistence o" t+e de"ective and dan!erous condition

o" t+e stool and reair or relace said stool, alt+ou!+ roer care and

insection o" t+e said +aard s+ould +ave been discovered and remediedH

". 4ailin! to )arn t+e lainti"" as to t+e unreasonabl- +aardous condition o"

said remisesH

!. 4ailin! to maintain said remises in a reasonabl- sa"e condition "or t+ose

la)"ull- t+ereonH

+. Permittin! its customers, atrons, and business invitees to sit on a stool

t+at )as o" inade@uate or imroer construction, assembl- and/or stren!t+

"or t+e use to )+ic+ t+e de"endant emlo-ed itH

i. In t+e circumstances, "ailin! to disc+ar!e t+e common dut- o" care to t+e

Claimant in breac+ o" t+e &ct.

5. G- reason o" t+e e"endant?s ne!li!ence t+e Claimant +as su""ered ersonalinAuries, su""ered loss and +as incurred eenses.

$T&I#( 74 IN;'I$( T7 T%$ C#&IM&NT6. T+e Claimant )as born on t+e 1t+o" ecember 1, )as 11 -ears o" a!e at t+e

time o" t+e said accident and )+o is no) a!ed t+irteen 8139 -ears o" a!e, as aresult o" t+e said accident )as t+e Claimant )as caused ain, su""erin!, and losso" amenit-. T+e Claimant )ill also rel-, as art o" +er case, on t+e reorts o" ronovan Clare, MGG(, 4'&C(, Consultant 7rt+oaedic (ur!eon dated t+e 1 t+

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da- o" ul- 2012 and r &!!re- 4. 4loes, Ps-c+iatrist dated t+e 12 t+ da- o"&u!ust, 2012 )+ic+ are +ereto anneed.

P&'TIC;#&'( 74 IN;'I$(a. =+ilas+ inAur- to t+e bacH

b. Muscle sasmsHc. 4racture o" t+e ri!+t +iHd. Permanent Partial isabilit- o" 25J o" t+e )+ole ersonHe. eression.

%7(PIT T'$&TM$NT>. T+e Claimant )as conve-ed to t+e *inston Public %osital, and )as +ositalied

"or "our o" t+e ei!+t mont+s s+e +ad to sta- +ome "rom sc+ool and durin! t+ose"our mont+s o" +ositaliation t+e Claimant under)ent several sur!eries and

+-siot+era- sessions.

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i. Medical reort o" r onovan Clare K 30, 000.00

ii. Medical reort r &!!re- 4. 4loes K 25, 000.00

iii. Medical eenses at

+osital includin! sur!eries and

outatient treatment K 150, 000.00

iv. P+-siot+era-, 112 sessions L K 2, 500.00 K 20, 000.00v. Ps-c+iatric t+era-, 12 sessions L K 5, 000.00

and continuin! K 60, 000.00

vi. Transortation b- tai to outatient clinic

o" t+e *in!ston Public %osital "or +-siot+era-,

112 tris L K 2, 500.00 er round tri K 20, 000.00

vii. Transortation b- tai to Ps-c+iatric T+era-

sessions and continuin!, 12 tris L K 1, 500.00 er

round tri K 1, 000.00

viii. Transortation b- tai to 7rt+oaedic sur!eon K 6,000.00

T7T K ,000.00

T+e cost o" carin! "or t+e Claimant continues and t+e Claimant )ill re"er to additionaleenses incurred and "uture eenses.

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$T&I#( 74 G&(I( 74 T%$ C#&IM 47' INT$'(T

. T+e Claimant +as incurred eenses )+ic+ s+e )ill not recover "rom t+ee"endant or ot+er)ise until t+e ud!ment in t+is matter is satis"ied. In t+ecircumstances t+e Claimant +as been denied t+e use o" t+e sums since t+e date o"suc+ loss occurred, )+ereas t+e e"endant +as enAo-ed t+e use o" t+e same

t+rou!+out t+at eriod.

. T+e Claimant claims interest on suc+ dama!es as ma- be a)arded to t+e Claimantat suc+ rate and "or suc+ eriod as t+e court ma- deem "it ursuant to t+e #a)'e"orm 8Miscellaneous Provision9 &ct 155.

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a. ama!es

b. (ecial ama!es

c. Interestd. Cost and &ttorne-s Cost

e. 4urt+er and ot+er relie" as t+e court s+all see "it.

C$'TI4IC&T$ 74 T';T%I certi"- t+at all "acts set out in t+is Claim 4orm are true to t+e best o" m- no)led!e,in"ormation and belie".

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