CHARLES YAW FUGAH (PLANTIFF/APPELLANT) vs. COCOA MARKETING COMPANY (DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT) [2011]DLCA7886

CHARLES YAW FUGAH (PLANTIFF/APPELLANT) vs. COCOA MARKETING COMPANY (DEFENDANT/RE... [2011]DLCA7886

Date	2011-01-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO. HI/188/10
Citation No.	[2011]DLCA7886

APPAU J.A. (PRESIDING)

DUOSE J.A.

OFOE J.A.

MR. D. A. OTOO FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

JOHANES VERGBA FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2011]DLCA7886
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CHARLES YAW FUGAH<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p>(PLANTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>COCOA
MARKETING COMPANY<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. HI/188/10&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 27TH
JANUARY, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
D. A. OTOO FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JOHANES
VERGBA FOR DEFENDANT/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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APPAU
J.A. (PRESIDING), DUOSE J.A., OFOE J.A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

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</div>OFOE,
J.A.<o:p></o:p>I
will refer to the plaintiff/appellant and defendant/respondent as plaintiff and
defendant respectively as they were in the trial court. The defendant Company
was occasioning losses arising out of short weight of Cocoa exported to its
customers.&nbsp; Upon arrival of the Cocoa at
the destination port of the customers, the Cocoa bags were found to be short
weighted. The buyers therefore surcharged the defendants for these short
weights.&nbsp; The defendant decided to
investigate these losses and after thorough investigation by two committees a
recommendation was made for the termination of certain staff including the
Plaintiff.&nbsp; The recommendation was
carried out and the Plaintiff’s appointment was terminated.&nbsp; Aggrieved at the termination the Plaintiff
sued the defendant claiming<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the termination or
purported termination of Plaintiff’s employment is unlawful and null and void.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order
restating the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Further
or in the alternative damages for wrongful termination of appointment.”<o:p></o:p>By
the pleadings of the parties the main issue for trial was whether the defendant
complied with its Collective Bargaining Agreement giving the plaintiff the
opportunity to defend himself before his appointment was terminated. &nbsp;Indeed it was the substance of the issues for
trial set by the trial Court.&nbsp; It needs
to be mentioned that the defendants counter claimed, although not set as part
of the issues for trial, and introduced the issue whether the plaintiff should
be liable to a total cost of 1075 bags of cocoa beans lost to the defendant.<o:p></o:p>The
trial judge dismissed the whole of Plaintiffs claims and dismissed the counterclaim
as well.&nbsp; It is against this dismissal that
the plaintiff is aggrieved and has appealed to this court praying that we set
aside the trial judgment and enter judgment in his favour.&nbsp; He has two grounds of appeal.&nbsp; That <o:p></o:p>“(a)
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The judgment is against the weight of
evidence.<o:p></o:p>