CHARITY MENSAH vs. INTERCITY STC COACHES LTD. [2009]DLHC5646

Date	2009-05-14
Suit No.	SUIT NO: BMSC/691/07
Citation No.	[2009]DLHC5646

JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MR. SOLOMON COLLINS ESHUN FOR THE PLAINTIFF

MR. ARYITEY ARMAH-TETTEH FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2009]DLHC5646
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CHARITY MENSAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>INTERCITY STC COACHES LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (INDUSTRIAL/LABOUR DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO: BMSC/691/07&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;DATE: 14TH MAY, 2009<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
SOLOMON COLLINS ESHUN FOR THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. ARYITEY ARMAH-TETTEH FOR THE
DEFENDANT<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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JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU<o:p></o:p>

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

</div>As a result of her summary dismissal
from the employment of the defendant company on 2nd August 2004, the
plaintiff who was then a Sales Assistant at the Tudu Terminal of the defendant
company caused this writ to be issued against the defendant. By the writ which
was issued on 30th April 2007, the plaintiff’s claim against the
defendant was as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“(a) A declaration that
her dismissal is wrongful.<o:p></o:p>(b) An order for the
payment of her salary from the 1st day of August 2004 to the date &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of judgment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(c) An order for the
commutation of her annual leave into cash from 2004 to the date of judgment<o:p></o:p>(d) General
damages for wrongful dismissal.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The plaintiff accompanied her writ
with a statement of claim in which she explained the cause of her dismissal and
the rational for her claim.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The defendant company disputed the
claim by the plaintiff by filing a statement of defence on 30th May,
2007 seeking to justify the dismissal of the plaintiff from its employment.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Application for direction was taken
on this case on 26th November, 2007 and the issues settled for trial
were as follows:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether the plaintiff entered the
correct fare on the waybill but had only issued ¢14,000.00 (GH¢1.40) worth of
tickets to passengers and kept the difference of ¢4,000.00 (GH¢0.40).<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether the plaintiff fully
accounted for the monies received on 10th day of July, 2004.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether the plaintiff was forced to
refund the ¢96,000.00 (GH¢9.60) alleged to have been stolen by her.<o:p></o:p>