LEONARD JUSTICE ADOM vs. ANGEL EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX [2021]DLCA10050

Date	2021-02-25
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: H1/30/2021
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA10050

A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J. A. PRESIDING

A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG J. A. S. K. A. ASIEDU J. A.

SETUTSINAM ANAGLATE ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF /APPELLANT

FRANCIS OPUNI KESSE ESQ. FOR DEFENDANT /RESPONDENT.

[2021]DLCA10050
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >LEONARD JUSTICE ADOM<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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text-align:center;text-indent:-13.5pt;line-height:115%">(PLAINTIFF
/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ANGEL EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION), KUMASI]<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="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
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NO.: H1/30/2021&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:
25TH FEBRUARY, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>SETUTSINAM
ANAGLATE ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF /APPELLANT.<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:
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OPUNI KESSE ESQ. FOR DEFENDANT /RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>A. M. DOMAKYAAREH
(MRS) J. A. PRESIDING, A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG J. A. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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K. A. ASIEDU J. A.<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="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;
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mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;text-indent:-13.5pt;line-height:115%">&nbsp;POKU-ACHEAMPONG,
J.A.:<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against a Kumasi High Court judgment dated 12th&nbsp; May, 2020. For ease of reference the parties
shall retain their designation used at the court below. Thus the Plaintiff/Appellant
shall hereinafter be referred to as the Plaintiff and the Defendant/Respondent
as the Defendant.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
Trial Judge ruled in favour of the Plaintiff and stated as follows at page 28.<o:p></o:p>“The Defendant Employer shall be liable
to pay the Plaintiff/employee a sum equal to three (3) months’ salary to which
the Plaintiff was entitled before the termination or dismissal as the case may
be. &nbsp;Mr. Leonard Justice Adom in my view
is entitled to pre judgment interest, in the circumstances, I order interest on
the awarded sum at the prevailing bank rate for three (3) years. The Defendant
counterclaim fails and same is hereby dismissed. The Defendant shall pay cost
of five thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢5,000.00) to the Plaintiff. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
victorious Plaintiff being dissatisfied and aggrieved by the quantum of the awards
immediately filed a Notice of Appeal on 21/5/20 with the following as the
Grounds of Appeal:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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The
judgment is against the weight of evidence.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp; The Judge misdirected himself in law.<o:p></o:p>Particulars
of misdirection:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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