FAUSTINA ASANTEWAA & 7 OTHERS vs. THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OFTHE CATHOLIC CHURCH, KOFORIDUA DIOCESE [2015]DLCA8295

FAUSTINA ASANTEWAA & 7 OTHERS vs. THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OFTHE CATHOLIC CHURCH... [2015]DLCA8295

Date	2015-03-11
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/03/2014
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8295

DENNIS D. ADJEI (J.A.) – PRESIDING

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (J.A.)

CECILIA SOWAH (J.A.)

ASANTE – ANSONG FOR THE APPELLANT.

NAMOO FOR THE RESPONDENT.

[2015]DLCA8295
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FAUSTINA ASANTEWAA &amp; 7 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<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;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OFTHE
CATHOLIC CHURCH, KOFORIDUA DIOCESE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
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KOFORIDUA]<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. H1/03/2014&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 11TH&nbsp; &nbsp;MARCH, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ASANTE – ANSONG FOR THE APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NAMOO FOR THE
RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DENNIS
D. ADJEI (J.A.) – PRESIDING, LOVELACE-JOHNSON (J.A.), CECILIA SOWAH (J.A.)<o:p></o:p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>ADJEI,J.A:<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court
Nkawkaw dated 28th February, 2013.&nbsp;
The Plaintiffs/Respondents on their writ of summons claimed for seven
reliefs including cost.&nbsp; They are as
follows:<o:p></o:p>“a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration
that the termination of the Plaintiffs’ appointment with the Defendant hospital
by medical superintendent was unfair and unlawful.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; an order compelling the Defendant to pay compensation to
each and every Plaintiff as a result of unfair termination of employment.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General damages for malicious prosecution.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General damages for defamation<o:p></o:p>e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration that the deduction of monthly salaries of the 1st,
2nd, 3rd and 4th Plaintiffs which were paid into
the Defendant’s accounts were unlawful.<o:p></o:p>f.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order disgorge the unjust profit/interest earned on the
deductions made on the half salaries of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd
and 4th Plaintiffs which were lodges in the Defendants’ account for
over three years and same refunded to the affected Plaintiffs compelling the
Defendant to herein.<o:p></o:p>g.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order for the payment of the salary arrears to the 1st,
2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th and 8th
Plaintiffs which the Defendant has refused to pay despite several demands.<o:p></o:p>h.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; costs”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Plaintiffs abandoned reliefs (c) and (d) on the
writ.&nbsp; The trial High Court Judge
dismissed all the other reliefs and granted reliefs (b), (e), (f) and (g).<o:p></o:p>The Defendant appealed against the judgment of the trial
High Court to this Court on 26th April, 2013.&nbsp; The two grounds of appeal filed by the Defendant
are as follows:<o:p></o:p>“1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The judgment is against the weight of
evidence on record.<o:p></o:p>