MONICA WOANYA vs. DATA LINK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE [2013]DLCA8109

Date	2013-12-12
Suit No.	SUIT N0.: H1/33/2013
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA8109

M. OWUSU JA (PRESIDING)

P. GYAESAYOR JA

A. M. DORDZIE JA

MR. GORDON AKPADIE FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.

MS. ROSEMARY EDITH HAYFORD FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.

[2013]DLCA8109
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MONICA WOANYA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF / APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" 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>DATA LINK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></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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SUIT N0.:&nbsp; H1/33/2013&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 12TH
DECEMBER,
2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL.<o:p></o:p>MR.
GORDON AKPADIE FOR THE 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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&nbsp;MS. ROSEMARY EDITH HAYFORD FOR THE 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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M. OWUSU JA (PRESIDING), P.
GYAESAYOR JA, A. M. DORDZIE JA<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>AGNES M.A. DORDZIE, JA:-<o:p></o:p>FACTS:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">The appellant herein was an employee of the
respondent university college.&nbsp; The
appellant worked with the university as its customer service manager until her
appointment was terminated on the 5th of February 2010.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">She was a student of the university as well, and a
beneficiary of bursary the university grants some of its staff to study in the
university.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">In the course of her employment with the university,
the appellant was given a KIA saloon car which she used personally and for her
official duties.&nbsp; A few months before the
termination of her appointment the respondent was asked to hand over the car to
be reassigned to a more senior staff. She resisted this and did not hand over
the car. After the appellant was served with the letter terminating her
appointment the respondent published on the notice board and classrooms of the
university disclaimer notices in respect of her; the university further
prevented her from attending lectures as a student of the university.&nbsp; The appellant </main>