[2019]DLSC16898 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#00B0F0">KENNETH DEGBOR<i> <o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#00B0F0">ATLANTIC PORT SERVICES<i> <o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;tab-stops:84.65pt center 234.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/29/2018 DATE: 12TH <sup> </sup>JUNE 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">YAW D. OPPONG FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">O. K. OSAFO-BUABENG WITH BENEDICTA ANTWI FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">CORAM</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING) ,YEBOAH JSC ,APPAU JSC ,PWAMANG JSC ,MARFUL-SAU JSC<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></b></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">JUDGMENT</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b><b style="text-align: justify; font-size: 0.875rem;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">APPAU,<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">JSC:-</span></span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.05pt;margin-right:6.8pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:7.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 195%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:195%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">The respondent herein was the plaintiff in the trial High Court. He sued the appellant herein who was his employer as defendant, claiming three (3) major reliefs plus other ancillary ones. The major reliefs were: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.05pt;margin-right:6.8pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:7.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 195%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:195%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">i<i>. </i></span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:195%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">a claim for the liquidated sum of <span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">GHc327,486.47,</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">which</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">he</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">described</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">as</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">outstanding</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">balance</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">of</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">arrears</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">of</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">unpaid</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">salaries </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span>allowances<span style="letter-spacing:2.05pt"> </span>during<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:2.05pt"> </span>period<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>plaintiff’s<span style="letter-spacing:2.05pt"> </span>wrongful<span style="letter-spacing:2.05pt"> </span>interdiction<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:2.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">voluntary</span> retirement<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>package;<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.05pt;margin-right:6.8pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:7.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 195%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:195%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">ii.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span></span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:195%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">interest<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>sum<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>from<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>26<sup>th</sup><span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt"> </span>September<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>2011<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>till<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>date<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>of payment </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:195%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">and; <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.05pt;margin-right:6.8pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:7.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 195%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:195%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">iii. </span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:195%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">damages for wrongful interdiction</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 195%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">. The ancillary reliefs were: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.05pt;margin-right:6.8pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:7.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 195%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:195%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">iv. </span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:195%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">An order to set aside a purported re-imposition of plaintiff’s earlier wrongful interdiction </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:195%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">and; <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.05pt;margin-right:6.8pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:7.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 195%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:195%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">v. </span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:195%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">a declaration that plaintiff lawfully and effectively retired from defendant’s employment<span style="letter-spacing:-1.0pt"> </span>upon<span style="letter-spacing:-1.0pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.95pt"> </span>attainment<span style="letter-spacing: -1.0pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.95pt"> </span>fifty-five<span style="letter-spacing:-1.0pt"> </span>(55)<span style="letter-spacing:-.95pt"> </span>years<span style="letter-spacing:-1.0pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.95pt"> </span>24/12/2012.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:10.5pt;margin-right:6.75pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:7.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 200%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Plaintiff lost in the trial High Court but on