EDWARD NASSAR & CO., LTD. vs. ABU-JAWDL [1965]DLSC1799

Date	1965-03-28
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1965]DLSC1799

MILLS -ODOI JSC

APALOO JSC

SIRIBOE J.S.C.

DR. DE GRAFT-JOHNSON FOR THE APPELLANTS.

I. AMOO-LAMPTEY FOR THE RESPONDENT.

[1965]DLSC1799
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EDWARD NASSAR &amp; CO., LTD.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;vs. <o:p></o:p>ABU-JAWDL <o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT]<o:p></o:p>[1965] GLR 523<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DATE:
28 JUNE 1965.<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DR. DE GRAFT-JOHNSON FOR THE APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p>

I. AMOO-LAMPTEY FOR THE RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MILLS -ODOI, APALOO AND SIRIBOE JJ.S.C.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF SIRIBOE J.S.C.<o:p></o:p>These
cross-appeals are from the judgment of Mrs. Annie Jiagge J. then of the High
Court, Accra, dated 5 June 1964, whereby she awarded the plaintiff the sum of
£G1,800 and 150 guineas costs inclusive, on his total claim of £G7,590 damages
and compensation against the defendants for wrongful dismissal. For brevity and
convenience sake, the parties will hereafter in this judgment, be referred to
as plaintiff and defendants respectively. The events which led to the
institution of the action and the resultant appeals are, in substance, as
follows: Some time in the year 1957, the plaintiff was brought to Ghana from
the Lebanon by a Mr. Nassar, who, at the time material to this case, was the
managing director of the defendant company, to work for the latter. Both of
them are related and the plaintiff describes the relationship in the following
words, “His [Nassar’s] father is the son of my aunt. Yes, his father is my
cousin.” The plaintiff continued to work for the defendants in the capacity of
sales manager until 15 March 1963, when he received a letter from the
defendants appointing him district manager for a period of three years certain
with effect from 1 January 1963.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This
letter of appointment which fixed his salary at £G150 a month together with
other emoluments was tendered at the trial as exhibit A, and as it will be
necessary to refer to certain portions of it in the course of this judgment, I
consider it convenient at this stage to quote the same in extenso as follows:<o:p></o:p>“WME/TMD/2255<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>P.O. Box 503, <o:p></o:p>Accra, <o:p></o:p>15 March 1963. <o:p></o:p>Mr. Eid
Abu-Jawdi, <o:p></o:p>District
Manager, <o:p></o:p>ENC. Ltd.
<o:p></o:p>Accra. <o:p></o:p>Dear Sir,
<o:p></o:p>This is
to confirm the agreement reached between you and the Managing Director. You are
to serve the company in Ghana for 3 consecutive years as from 1/1/63. The
Company will provide you with a car. The Company will pay you a salary of £150
per calendar month. The Company will provide you with an unfurnished flat free
of rent. At the end of the 3 year period the company will provide for a single
ticket for the Lebanon if you are returning there for good.<o:p></o:p>Yours faithfully, <o:p></o:p>Edward Nassar &amp; Co. Ltd. <o:p></o:p>(Sgd.) ? ? ?</main>