ABDULAI ZAKARIA vs. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AND THE FORMAL BRANCH MANAGER [2018]DLCA4402

Date	2018-05-11
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/10/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA4402

V. D. OFOE J.A. (PRESIDING)

AGNES M. A. DORDZIE (MRS) J.A.

GERTRUDE TORKORNOO (MRS) J.A.

NO LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR PLAINTIFF /APPELLANT

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS /RESPONDENTS: FREDRICK OWUSU ASANTE

[2018]DLCA4402
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ABDULAI ZAKARIA<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(PLAINTIFF /APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AND
THE FORMAL BRANCH MANAGER<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, TAMALE]<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; H1/10/2017&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 11TH MAY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>NO LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR PLAINTIFF /APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS /RESPONDENTS: FREDRICK OWUSU
ASANTE<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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V.
D. OFOE J.A. (PRESIDING), AGNES
M. A. DORDZIE (MRS) J.A., GERTRUDE
TORKORNOO (MRS) J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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

</div>GERTRUDE
TORKORNOO(MRS), J.A.<o:p></o:p>The
Appellant is a customer of the Tamale main branch of the Barclays Bank (the
bank) and commenced this action in the Circuit Court in Tamale. He was an
employee of the Ghana Education Service (GES). The Respondents work as
employees of the bank. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
matters that led to this appeal arose from a series of communications that
passed between the Ghana Education Service, the bank and the Appellant. I will
set out in extensor the words used in the communications because this is an
action for defamation. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On
30th November 2010, the GES addressed a letter to The Bank Manager,
Barclays bank, Ghana Tamale’ in these words: <o:p></o:p>‘EMBARGO ON SALARY MR ABDULAI ZAKARIA (STAFF
ID NO. 207842). <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>‘The teacher, who is an employee of
Ghana Education Service, is not at post. We are entreating you to place a ban
on his salary for November 2010 and subsequent months until further notice’.
<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In
his Statement of Claim, it was the case of Appellant that after contacting Appellant,
and with Appellant’s participation, the then manager of the Tamale Main Branch
of the bank named Robert, supervised the blocking of the Appellant’s salary and
paid back his salary received in January 2011 to Government chest. This
reflected in a bank statement printed before the account was closed on 27th
May 2011. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On
June 10 2011, the Record of Appeal (ROA) shows that the GES wrote a second
letter to the Manager of the bank referencing the first letter of ‘10th
November 2010’ and asked that all the salaries of the Appellant from November
2010 and subsequent months should be paid back to government and advice given
to GES accordingly. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>According
to the Appellant, the 2nd Respondent took over the position of
Tamale main branch manager of the bank from the said Robert. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Almost
one year, ten months after the firs</main>