KOFI AGYEN-MENSA vs.. KUAPA KOKOO LIMITED [2016]DLCA5167

Date	2016-12-14
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/64/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA5167

E. K. AYEBI (PRESIDING) JA

GERTRUDE TORKORNOO (MRS.) JA

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) JA

MR. KWABENA OBIRI-YEBOAH FOR PLFF/APPELLANT

MR. SOLOMONG OPPONG TWUMASI FOR DEF/RESPONDENT

[2016]DLCA5167
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KOFI AGYEN-MENSA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs..<o:p></o:p>KUAPA KOKOO LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/64/2016&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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 DECEMBER,
2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. KWABENA OBIRI-YEBOAH
FOR PLFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
SOLOMONG OPPONG TWUMASI FOR DEF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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E.
K. AYEBI (PRESIDING) JA, GERTRUDE TORKORNOO (MRS.) JA, ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH
(MRS.) JA<o:p></o:p>

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</div>AYEBI,
JA<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This is an appeal against the judgment of a
Kumasi High Court which held that the termination of the plaintiff/appellant’s
appointment as an employee of the defendant/respondent is not unlawful and
further that adequate compensation has been paid to the plaintiff/appellant
upon termination of his employment.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The case of the plaintiff/appellant
(referred to hereinafter as plaintiff) is that on 1st April 2002, he
was employed as the Administrative Officer of the Kuapa Kokoo Union.&nbsp; Then on 1st September 2008, he was
elevated to the position of an Administrative Manager of the
defendant/respondent (hereinafter referred to as defendant) company.&nbsp; In that position he was a member of the
management team of the defendant and secretary to the Board of Directors of defendant
company.&nbsp; As a staff, plaintiff said he
worked diligently and contributed to a large measure in enhancing the fortunes
of the defendant company to the admiration of the Directors and Management.&nbsp; He stated categorically that he had never
been queried for any misconduct or non-performance before.&nbsp; But to his utter dismay, his appointment was
on 30th December, 2011 terminated on the flimsy excuse of
restructuring the company without any prior notice whatsoever.&nbsp; The termination letter was signed by the
Chairman of the Board of Directors instead of the Managing Director, he
said.&nbsp; The plaintiff asserted that as a
member of management and secretary to the Board, there has not been any meeting
at which the restructuring of the company was discussed.&nbsp; The plaintiff alleged his termination by the
Chairman of the Board of Directors was actuated by malice/ill motive.&nbsp; This is because the termination at the time
disabled him from completing his tenth year of service with the defendant
company to qualify for Long Service Award.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The plaintiff contended that the
termination of his employment was contrary to the terms and conditions of his
employment.&nbsp; He asserted that having been
in the employment of the defendant for almost ten (10) years, he is entitled to
a redundancy package of 4 (four) months gross salary.&nbsp; Contending that his termination was
unfair/wrongful and unjust, he claimed against the defendant as per his amended
writ of summons the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the defendant
unfairly/wrongfully terminated the employment of the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration</main>