MATHIAS ANYUISAH vs. BULSA COMMUNITY BANK LIMITED

In this suit, the heart of the matter is a cheque issued by one Abakisi Rudolf Brown, a customer of Bulsa Community Bank which is the defendant herein. Abakisi Rudolf Brown is hereafter referred to in this judgment as the customer. The defendant is a community bank, registered under the laws of Ghana. It renders financial services to the general public and is principally located at Sandema in the Upper East Region. For ease of reference, it will be called the defendant bank hereafter. The disputed cheque was given to the plaintiff to be cashed on behalf of the customer. Until his summary dismissal on the authority of the board of directors of the defendant, the plaintiff was a chief cashier at the defendant bank. It is material, at this juncture, to be placed on record that the customer is now deceased. According to the plaintiff, the customer had taken him as his son because his father was the customer’s family friend. In appreciation, plaintiff said he also regarded the customer as.....