DR. KWAME OWUSU (PLAINTIFF) vs. FAIRFAX OIL SERVICES LTD & ANOR (DEFENDANTS) [2018]DLHC7282

Date	2018-02-08
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CM/0051/16
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC7282

HIS LORDSHIP GEORGE K. KOOMSON (J).

YVONNE AKUFFO-ADDO FOR KWAME BOAFO AKUFFO FOR THE PLAINTIFF

BAFFOUR GYAWU BONSU ASHIA FOR THADDEUS SORY FOR DEFENDANTS

[2018]DLHC7282
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DR. KWAME OWUSU<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>FAIRFAX OIL SERVICES LTD &amp; ANOR<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/0051/16&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
8TH FEBRUARY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>YVONNE AKUFFO-ADDO FOR KWAME BOAFO AKUFFO FOR THE
PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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BAFFOUR
GYAWU BONSU ASHIA FOR THADDEUS SORY FOR DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP GEORGE K.
KOOMSON (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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mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>The Plaintiff by his
amended writ of summons issued on the 18th March, 2016, asked for
the following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;
 mso-list:l10 level1 lfo1">A declaration that the Plaintiff is
 entitled to 2% of the shares in the 2nd defendant company as
 per his contract of employment.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;
 mso-list:l10 level1 lfo1">A declaration that the Plaintiff is
 entitled to 5% of the shares in the 1st defendant company as
 per his contract of employment.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;
 mso-list:l10 level1 lfo1">An order directed to the 2nd
 defendant company to transfer 2% of its shares to the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;
 mso-list:l10 level1 lfo1">An order directed to the 1st
 defendant to transfer 5% of its shares to the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;
 mso-list:l10 level1 lfo1">An order directed to the defendant
 companies, its privies, assigns and agents not to conduct themselves in
 any manner whatsoever which may affect the plaintiff’s economic rights in
 the shares subject matter of dispute.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;
 mso-list:l10 level1 lfo1">Or in the alternative,<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><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;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for breach of contract against the 1st
defendant with respect to the Fairfax shares as set out in section 4.3 of his
contract or employment.<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;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for breach of contract against the 2nd
defendant with respect to the Springfield shares as set out in section 4.3 of
his contract of employment<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="7" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;
 mso-list:l10 level1 lfo1">Damages against th</main>