JOHN MICOCK vs. RED SEA HOUSING SERVICES GH. LTD. [2022]DLSC11739

Date	2022-06-15
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/27/2018
Citation No.	[2022]DLSC11739

PWAMANG JSC (PRESIDING)

DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC

TORKORNOO (MRS.) JSC

HONYENUGA JSC

KULENDI JSC

PAUL OPOKU ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.

KWESI AUSTIN ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.

[2022]DLSC11739
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JOHN MICOCK<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>RED SEA HOUSING SERVICES GH. LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME 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;">

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</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>PAUL OPOKU ESQ.&nbsp; FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/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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FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>PWAMANG JSC
(PRESIDING), DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC, TORKORNOO (MRS.) JSC, HONYENUGA JSC, KULENDI
JSC <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;DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC:-<o:p></o:p>FACTS<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff/Respondent/Appellant herein
(plaintiff) was an employee of the Defendant Respondent/Appellant (Defendant).
He was employed on a two year fixed term contract; the contract document is
Exhibit A and it is dated 9 February 2009.Eight months in to this employment
relationship, the defendant deemed it fit to terminate the contract. And contrary
to the terms of the contract that, each party could terminate the contract upon
90 days notice, the defendant, on 7th October 2009 without notice served
the plaintiff with termination letter, (exhibit C), terminating his appointment.
In exhibit C the defendant spelt out the benefits it intended to pay plaintiff
as follows “You shall receive full contract entitlements in accordance with
Ghana labour law which includes: <o:p></o:p>1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;End of Service Benefits if applicable<o:p></o:p>2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Base salary
payment in lieu of 30 days notice<o:p></o:p>3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Any accrued
remunerations held in your Red Sea ledger account that has not been previously
paid, if applicable.”<o:p></o:p>Subsequently the parties negotiated and came to
agreement on entitlements or benefits due plaintiff. The total benefits the
parties finally agreed on came to <o:p></o:p>USD 39,595.00. The details of which are in a
document entitled Final Settlement (Exhibit D). Defendant deducted an amount of
USD2,700 from this figure, being monies belonging to the company in plaintiff’s
custody, which plaintiff claimed was stolen. The total amount paid to plaintiff
came to USD 36,895.00. In acknowledgment of receipt of this money as final settlement
of his benefits plaintiff swore to these facts in a document entitled ‘Release
And Quitclaim’ (Exhibit 1). The contents of exhibit 1 are as follows: <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “RELEASE AND QUITCLAIM<o:p></o:p>KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS:<o:p></o:p>That I, JOHN LOGAN MICOCK
of legal age, holder of Canadian Passport No. BA 539935 and resident of #7712
Huntridge Crescent NE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, after duly sworn to in
accordance with law, depose and state;<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" </main>