GEORGE NKETIAH BOATENG vs. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK [2020]DLHC10270

Date	2020-05-19
Suit No.	SUIT NO.IL/0147/2017
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10270

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS)

COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF: MR.EBENEZER AHIATOR ESQ.

COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT: MR. SAMUEL KODJOE ESQ.

[2020]DLHC10270
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GEORGE
NKETIAH BOATENG<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AGRICULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT BANK<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;mso-font-kerning:1.5pt">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o: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;">

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF: MR.<span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN;mso-fareast-language:
EN-GB">EBENEZER AHIATOR<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">, ESQ.<o:p></o: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="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">COUNSEL FOR THE
DEFENDANT: MR. SAMUEL KODJOE,<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> ESQ. <o:p></o:p>

</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;
mso-font-kerning:1.5pt">CORAM:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;mso-font-kerning:1.5pt">HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE
ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS)<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

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text-align:justify;text-indent:-27.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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-ansi-language:EN-GB">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
THE DECISION <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It is the opinion of this Court, after duly
considering the evidence adduced by the parties herein, that the plaintiff is
not entitled to the reliefs endorsed on his writ of summons and statement of
claim and therefore the Court cannot accede to his request to enter judgment in
his favour.&nbsp; The following discourse embodies
the reasons for the Court’s decision.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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-ansi-language:EN-GB">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
FACTS <o:p></o:p>The defendant is a
financial institution carrying on the business of banking. It has branches all
over Ghana.&nbsp; The plaintiff was at all
material times an employee of the defendant from the year 2004 till the year
2015 when he was dismissed by the defendant for stated misconduct.&nbsp; At the time of his dismissal the plaintiff
was a Business Development Officer of the defendant.&nbsp; The plaintiff and one Michael Danso, also an
employee of the defendant, were stationed at the University of Cape Coast (UCC)
branch of the defendant bank and they were the co-custodians&nbsp; of the automated teller machine (ATM)
installed at the branch. The plaintiff’s role as a co-custodian of the branch
ATM was in addition to his responsibility as a Business Development Officer. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The two are alleged
to have been unable to account for an amount of GH₵</main>