CAPT. SAMUEL CHIREBUAH DEBRA AND 5 ORS (PLAINTIFFS) vs. THE MOTOR VESSEL LUSHANN ETERNIT 1 AND 3 ORS (DEFENDANTS) [2017]DLHC7359

CAPT. SAMUEL CHIREBUAH DEBRA AND 5 ORS (PLAINTIFFS) vs. THE MOTOR VESSEL LUSHANN... [2017]DLHC7359

Date	2017-07-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: CM/CGS/0091/17
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC7359

HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J.

MR. EDDIE YAO HARVEY FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

[2017]DLHC7359
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CAPT. SAMUEL CHIREBUAH DEBRA AND 5 ORS<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE MOTOR VESSEL LUSHANN ETERNIT 1 AND 3 ORS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL 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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SUIT
NO.: CM/CGS/0091/17&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
27TH JULY, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. EDDIE YAO HARVEY FOR THE PLAINTIFFS <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A.
ASIEDU, J.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>This court has been called upon to exercise its
jurisdiction under Section 20 of the Court Acts 1993 (Act 459) as amended. Sub
section 1(g) of Section 20 of the Court Acts provides that:<o:p></o:p>“a claim by a seaman for wages earned by him on
board a ship, whether due under a special contract or otherwise, and a claim by
the master of a ship for salary earned by him on board the ship and for
disbursements made by him on account of the ship.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In this respect the within named Plaintiffs on the
13th day of February, 2017 issued a writ against the Defendants
herein for:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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text-align:justify;text-indent:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of all
Salaries and Wages owed the Plaintiffs effective from July ending 2014 to date
of filing of this Writ which aforesaid continues to accrue until date of final
payment of same.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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Interest on same
at the prevailing Bank rate until final payment of same.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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text-align:justify;text-indent:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of all
monies owed the Plaintiffs by the 4th Defendant as End of Service
Benefits lawfully owed and due the Plaintiffs.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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text-align:justify;text-indent:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General Damages.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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Cost of this
suit inclusive of Legal Costs.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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text-align:justify;text-indent:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb</main>