SAMIR FARIS vs. VASKEN BAKALIAN AND TAKORADI FLOUR MILL LTD. [2006]DLSC6443

Date	2006-04-26
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/10/2005
Citation No.	[2006]DLSC6443

ACQUAH C.J (PRESIDING)

MRS. WOOD J.S.C.

DR. TWUM J.S.C.

PROF. OCRAN J.S.C.

ANSAH J.S.C.

MRS. ALICE REINDORF CHINEBUAH FOR APPELLANT.

MR. EDGAR ANSAH OBIRI FOR RESPONDENT.

[2006]DLSC6443
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SAMIR FARIS <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>VASKEN BAKALIAN AND TAKORADI
FLOUR MILL LTD. <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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APPEAL NO. J4/10/2005&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 26TH APRIL, 2006<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MRS. ALICE REINDORF CHINEBUAH FOR
APPELLANT. <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. EDGAR ANSAH OBIRI FOR
RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&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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ACQUAH C.J (PRESIDING), MRS. WOOD
J.S.C., DR. TWUM J.S.C., PROF. OCRAN J.S.C., ANSAH J.S.C.<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>ANSAH,
J.S.C. <o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff sued for an order that the defendants paid all entitlements and
amounts due him and interests thereon till the date of payment. <o:p></o:p>He
averred in his amended statement of claim that he was a member of the second
defendant company and in consideration of diverse assignments and services he
rendered the defendants, the defendants agreed to pay him a substantial sum of
¢190.000,000.00 by way of compensation. He also averred that he was entitled to
end of service benefit when he resigned from the second defendant company at
the rate of 6 months basic salary per each year of service at #[sic]150,000.00
and ¢138,937,500.00. Despite persistent demands the 2nd defendant refused to
pay him. <o:p></o:p>The
first defendant denied substantially the claims by the plaintiff and more
particularly that the plaintiff rendered any services or carried assignments to
him or the Company; neither did they agree orally or in writing to pay any
compensation of ¢190,000,000,00 or at all to the plaintiff and demanded a
proof. <o:p></o:p>The
second defendant averred that until 1986, the plaintiff was the Acting General
Manager of the second defendant company. He was never appointed its Managing
Director and only masqueraded as such in the absence of one Mr. Barbar Beany.
On 30-31 January 1989, the plaintiff was made a director of the company. <o:p></o:p>The
second defendant went on to deny the plaintiff was entitled to be paid any end
of service benefits for all who were entitled thereto were paid in 1992 upon a
government directive under the plaintiff's supervision. The plaintiff would
have paid himself if he were entitled to any such payment. At any rate the
plaintiff forfeited any payment when he looted and raped company funds. <o:p></o:p>The
defendants counterclaimed for the return of monies the plaintiff stole, the use
of the Managing Director's car number ARD 8282 from 27-7-94 to 4-4-95 at
¢50,000.00 per diem and the use of the Managing Director's duty post bungalow
at ¢20,000.00 per month from 27/7-27/7/94 to the date of evacuation. <o:p></o:p>The
issues settled for trial at the summons for direction were: <o:p></o:p>a)
Whether or not the plaintiff was a Managing Director of the 2nd Defendant
Company. <o:p></o:p>b)
Whether or not the Plaintiff is entitled to End of Service Benefits after his
resignation from the 2nd defendant company. <o:p></o:p>c)
Whether or not plaintiff served the 2nd defendant loyally. <o:p></o:p>d)
Whether or not Plaintiff is entitled to any or all of his claims<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;d) Any other issue raised by the pleadings. <o:p></o:p>At
the trial the parties led oral and documentary evidence and called a witness to
testify in support of their respective cases, at the end of which the trial
judge allowed the plaintiff's claim for end of service benefits at the rate
stated above, amounting to ¢102,960,000,000.00 with interest thereon at the
rate prevailing in Ghana to run from 1st November 1994, to the date of
judgment. The trial judge also upheld the plaintiff’s claim for an offshore
salary of #[sic]144,000.00 with interest at the rate prevailing in England,
plus ¢5 million costs. <o:p></o:p>The
second defendant appealed to the Court of Appeal against the judgment of the
High Court and lost, for that court affirmed the judgment of the trial court</main>