[2019]DLCA7708November 21, 2019Court of Appeal

BENJAMIN DUFFOUR (PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT) vs. BANK OF GHANA (DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)

KUSI-APPIAH, J.A.: The plaintiff/appellant, hereinafter called the plaintiff, was in the employment of the defendant/respondent Bank, hereinafter called the Bank as a Deputy Manager, until the 7th of March, 2014, when he was summarily dismissed by a letter from the Bank for gross misconduct. The plaintiff’s case as contained in his amended writ and statement of claim is that by virtue of his employment and in line with the conditions of service of Senior Staff of the Bank, he was granted a licence to reside in the Bank’s apartment at H/No. Flat 3, Block F, situate at East Cantonments, Accra. He contends that his residence in the said flat was governed by a licence agreement between himself and the Bank. On or about 25th June, 2011, the Bank wrote a letter to inform all occupants of the apartment to vacate the building and relocate to Adenta and Mataheko in Accra. The purpose of the said relocation was to enable the Bank redevelop the facility into a specialist hospital for sta...