[2015]DLCA8015February 18, 2015Court of Appeal

CORNELIUS OGBU HOUSE No. 25 NEW SITE, TAKORADI vs. ACCESS BANK (GH) LTD 91 STARLET ROAD OPPOSITE ACCRA STADIUM ACCRA.

BARBARA ACKAH-YENSU, JA This an appeal filed by the Defendant/Appellant herein against the judgment of the High Court sitting at Tarkwa, and dated 4th March, 2014. The brief facts of the case are that the Plaintiff/Respondent who is a customer of the Defendant Bank, claimed that his Statement of Account No.008023076571 for the period 1st April, 2012 to 22nd November, 2012 did not reflect transactions, particularly deposits made by his storekeeper Samuel Kodua, with the Tarkwa Branch of the Defendant Bank. The Plaintiff/Respondent contended that although the Tellers of the Defendant Bank stamped and signed the pay-in-slips presented to them as received, the amount thereon did not reflect in the said Statement of Account. The total value of the said pay-in-slips amounted to Gh¢57,340.00. The Tellers of the Defendant Bank were arrested pursuant to a complaint lodged by the Plaintiff/Respondent to the Police at Tarkwa. Counsel for the Plaintiff/Respondent, on or about 27th November, 20....