OSUMANU ALI vs. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK [2017]DLHC11922

Date	2017-10-20
Suit No.	SUIT NO. AD/8/2015
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC11922

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH

ALI GOMDAH ABDUL-SAMAD FOR PLAINTIFF

BENSON NUTSUKPUI DEFENDANT

[2017]DLHC11922
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OSUMANU ALI <o:p></o:p>

(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>

vs.<o:p></o:p>

<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>AGRICULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT BANK<o:p></o:p>

(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

SUIT NO. AD/8/2015&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 20TH&nbsp;OCTOBER 2017<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

BENSON
NUTSUKPUI DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

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CORAM<o:p></o:p>

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS
TETTEH<o:p></o:p>

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

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The
plaintiff herein, a former employee of the Agricultural Development bank is in dispute with his former employers basically on two issues; first is an issue
of an allegation of breach of an oral promise in the course of his appointment
which was concluded with a written appointment letter signed by him and secondly
an issue of defamation based on publication
of a disclaimer on him without any bases, at least not from his employers.<o:p></o:p>

He
therefore instituted this action against the defendant bank claiming the
following reliefs;<o:p></o:p>

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margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:62.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;
line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:62.05pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General damages against the
defendant for breach of contract and or deceit from 1st March 2010
to 31st August 2012.<o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:7.9pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:62.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:
115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:62.05pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Special damages of the sum
of GHC 200,885.10 against the defendant being amount lost as a result of the
breach of contract for the period 1/03/10 to 31/08/12 using Cal Bank’s monthly
income of February 2010 figures.<o:p></o:p>

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margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:62.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;
line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:62.05pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest on the sum of GHC 200,885.10 from 1/09/12 to date of final payment.<o:p></o:p>