[2013]DLCA16152June 27, 2013Court of Appeal

ANTHONY EMMANUEL CRANKSON vs THE NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION (NADMO), THE ATTORNEY GENERAL PER THE CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY

JUDGMENT DENNIS ADJEI . JA: On 28th June, 2006 the High Court Sekondi dismissed the Plaintiff's claim as endorsed on his writ of summons and entered judgment for the defendants on their counterclaim. The Plaintiff dissatisfied with the judgment of the trial High Court filed an appeal to this court. In this appeal the Plaintiff /Appellant would be referred to as Plaintiff and the Defendants/ Respondents as Defendants. The brief facts of the case culminating in this appeal were that the Plaintiff was an employee of the 1st defendant and stationed at Takoradi. The 1st Defendant acquired a duty post accommodation from Social Security National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) and gave it to the Plaintiff to occupy in his capacity as an employee. There was a tenancy agreement between SSNIT and the 1st defendant and the premises was described in the tenancy agreement as Flat No 2B on the ground floor of Block 1 Anaji. At a point in time the Plaintiff asserted ownership to the duty post fl...