FRANK ADDAI NUAKO vs. NEWMONT GHANA GOLD LTD. AND NEWMONT GOLDEN RIDGE LTD. [2021]DLCA10819

Date	2021-03-25
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/11/2020
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA10819

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

ALEX B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG J A

SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J A

JOSEPH TAWIAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

WIREDU PEPRAH FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS. (ABSENT)

[2021]DLCA10819
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FRANK ADDAI NUAKO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NEWMONT GHANA GOLD LTD.
AND NEWMONT GOLDEN RIDGE LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, 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;">

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APPEAL NO.: H1/11/2020&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: 25TH MARCH, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>JOSEPH TAWIAH FOR THE 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;">

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DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS. (ABSENT)<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>ANGELINA
M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) J A (PRESIDING), ALEX B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG J A, SAMUEL 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;">

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</div>&nbsp;DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.), JA:<o:p></o:p>[1.]
This is an appeal against the judgment
of the High Court, Sunyani dated 13th December, 2018. In the said
judgment, the trial judge dismissed the claims of the Plaintiff/Appellant
herein and entered judgment for the Defendants/Respondents herein. For ease of
reference, the Plaintiff/Appellant will be called the Appellant and the
Defendants/Respondents will be called the Respondents.<o:p></o:p>The 1st Respondent is a
company registered under the laws of Ghana and carries on mining operations at
Kenyasi in the then Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana while the 2nd
Respondent is a subsidiary company of the 1st Respondent carrying on
its operations at Akyem in the Eastern Region. <o:p></o:p>[2]
The Appellant was until 23rd July,
2014, an employee of the 2nd Respondent. The Appellant issued his
Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim against the Respondents on 20 – 2 - 2015
jointly and severally for the following reliefs: - <o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A Declaration that the summary dismissal of
the plaintiff from the employ of the defendants sometime in or about July 2014
is wrongful and unlawful.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General and exemplary Damages for Unlawful
Dismissal<o:p></o:p>OR
IN THE ALTERNATIVE, <o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of the Honourable court compelling
the defendants to re-instate the plaintiff and to pay him all entitlements due
him.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[3] The
facts of the Appellant’s case are that on 22/11/2010, he was offered employment
as a driver by the 1st Respondent which he accepted. The Appellant
averred that on 19/01/2011, his employment was confirmed, having successfully completed
his probation period. The Appellant stated that on 2nd May, 2013, he
received a letter from the 1st Respondent permanently transferring
him from the Ahafo Site Service</main>