ACCRA BREWERY LIMITED vs. JOHN TAGOE [2012]DLCA4412

Date	2012-05-10
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/21/2014
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA4412

J. B. AKAMBA J.A. (PRESIDING)

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A.

E. K. AYEBI J.A.

MR. FRANK DONKOR FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

MR. GEORGE BEKAI FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2012]DLCA4412
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ACCRA BREWERY LIMITED
<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>JOHN TAGOE <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/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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CIVIL
APPEAL SUIT NO:&nbsp; H1/21/2014&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 10TH MAY, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. FRANK DONKOR FOR
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
GEORGE BEKAI FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<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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J.
B. AKAMBA J.A. (PRESIDING), MARIAMA OWUSU J.A., E. K. AYEBI J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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

</div>MARIAMA OWUSU, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the decision of the High Court, Accra, dated
10-6-2009.&nbsp; In the said decision, the
court gave judgment for the plaintiff and held among other things that:<o:p></o:p>“The incident that led to
the wrong findings to the mind of this court was a struggle only.&nbsp; If this had been properly ascertained, by ART
39 of C.B.A. – Exhibit 4, it may just merit a warning letter as sanction and
definitely not termination. The termination of the plaintiff’s appointment is
not only unfair but wrongful.&nbsp; The first
issue on the application for direction has been established by the plaintiff on
the preponderance of the probabilities.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
court then awarded the plaintiff damages saying, there had been breach of the
contract of employment between the parties.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the High Court, the defendant/appellant appealed to this
court.&nbsp; The defendant filed as many as
ten (10) Grounds of Appeal.&nbsp; They are:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
judgment is against the weight of evidence.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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