MOSES OKRAH vs. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK [2016]DLSC2866

Date	2016-03-09
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/58/2014
Citation No.	[2016]DLSC2866

AKUFFO JSC (MS) (PRESIDING)

BAFFOE - BONNIE JSC

AKOTO – BAMFO (MRS) JSC

APPAU JSC

PWAMANG JSC.

WILLIAM ORLEANS ODURO ESQ.FOR THE PLAINTIFF /RESPONDENT /APPELLANT

JACOB ARYEE ESQ FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.

[2016]DLSC2866
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MOSES OKRAH<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
BANK<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[SUPREME COURT,
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 NO. J4/58/2014&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;
DATE: 9TH MARCH, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>WILLIAM
ORLEANS ODURO ESQ.FOR THE PLAINTIFF /RESPONDENT /APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JACOB
ARYEE ESQ, FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/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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AKUFFO
JSC (MS) (PRESIDING), BAFFOE - BONNIE JSC, AKOTO – BAMFO (MRS) JSC, APPAU JSC,
PWAMANG JSC.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>YAW APPAU, JSC: <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The bone of
contention in this appeal is basically on damages. How much is the Appellant entitled
to as damages for having been wrongfully dismissed from his employment? The
trial High Court made an assessment which was varied by the Court of Appeal on
appeal by the Respondent. The Appellant is here praying for a further
intervention from us and the relief sought in his notice of appeal, filed on
24/04/2013, is as follows: <o:p></o:p>“To vary the judgment or
decision of the Court of Appeal dated 25/01/2013 to reflect the current and
prevailing salary and allowances of similar employees of
defendant/appellant/respondent in the light of the deliberate delay strategy of
defendant/appellant/respondent to have the suit travel for more than ten (10)
years in the High Court and about 2 years 6 months in the Court of Appeal”.<o:p></o:p>The
facts in brief are that the Appellant was an employee of the Respondent for a
period of thirteen (13) years. He was employed somewhere in 1986. On the 6th
day of April 1999, the Respondent summarily dismissed him from its employment.
Appellant took the matter up in the High Court for a declaration that his
dismissal was wrongful and for damages for wrongful dismissal. He succeeded in
the High Court with the following awards made in his favour:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Loss of salary and
allowances calculated from the date of his dismissal which took effect from 6th
April 1999 including his lunch allowances, fuel and kids allowances;<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp; Payment
of three month’s salary in lieu of proper notice;<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; All
plaintiff’s end of service benefits calculated from the date of his dismissal;<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(d)&nbsp; SSNIT
arrears and provident fund of which he is a contributor;<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;