THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, ADB AND AGRICULTURAL DEV. BANK vs. SAMUEL ANI ASAMANI [2017]DLCA4435

Date	2017-05-18
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/11/2017
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA4435

F. G KOBIEH J.A. (PRESIDING)

A. DORDZIE J.A

M. AGYEMANG JA

MR. SAMUEL KODJOE FOR DEFENDANTS / APPELLANTS

MR. HANS EMMANUEL KOFI ADDE FOR PLAINTIFF / RESPONDENT

[2017]DLCA4435
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE MANAGING DIRECTOR,
ADB AND AGRICULTURAL DEV. BANK<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/ APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SAMUEL ANI ASAMANI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/
RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION), 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:&nbsp; H1/11/2017&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
18TH MAY, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. SAMUEL KODJOE FOR
DEFENDANTS / APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
HANS EMMANUEL KOFI ADDE FOR PLAINTIFF / RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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F. G KOBIEH J.A. (PRESIDING), A. DORDZIE
J.A, M. AGYEMANG JA<o:p></o:p>

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

</div>Dordzie, J. A:<o:p></o:p>Facts:<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff/respondent herein was an employee of the 2nddefendant
/appellant, Agricultural Development Bank. At the time of the incident leading
to the suit, his position was an assistant store keeper stationed at the bank’s
warehouse at Adenta; he worked with one Sayibu Abdulai who held the position of
stores supervisor. Between February and July 2004 the bank imported 1,755 units
of outboard motors, the respondent and his colleague Sayibu Abdulai took
delivery of the items and they were kept in the warehouse at Adenta. There was
one unit of the outboard motors already in stock, the new import of 1,755 units
were added making a total of 1,756 in storage as at the time of the incident in
question. I will hereinafter refer to the parties as plaintiff and defendants.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In
December 2004 auditors of the 2nd defendant bank did stocktaking in
the warehouse and discovered that 162 units of the outboard motors were
missing; the plaintiff and his colleague could not account for same. A report
was made to the police. The appellants conducted their own investigations into
the conduct of their employees, consequently the plaintiff and others were
suspended and later dismissed summarily from the employment of the 2nd
defendant bank.<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff felt his dismissal was wrongful, he therefore instituted an action in
the High Court, Accra praying for the reliefs stated below:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “An order declaring Defendants’ summary dismissal
of Plaintiff dated the 7th day of September, 2006, as illegal and
wrongful and therefore, null and void.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order commanding the Defendants to release to
the Plaintiff forthwith the sum total of his Provident Fund contribution which
is wrongly being withheld with intent to use same to defray the cost of the
missing 162 Yamaha 40HP outboard motor engines.<o:p></o:p>3.