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DALEX FINANCE AND LEASING COMPANY LTD.
V.
EBENEZER DENZEL AMANOR & ORS.

(2021) JELR 107271 (SC)

Supreme Court 14 Apr 2021 Ghana
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- The Supreme Court held that a company is not vicariously liable for the fraudulent acts of its officer unless those acts are committed within the scope of employment and in furtherance of the company's business; here, the Finance Manager’

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/02/2020
Judges:BAFFOE-BONNIE, JSC (PRESIDING) APPAU, JSC PWAMANG, JSC DORDZIE (MRS.), JSC HONYENUGA, JSC
Counsel:SAMUEL M. CODJOE ESQ FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/APPELLANT. PETER ZWENNES FOR THE 3RD DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.
Other Citations:(2021) JELR 107070 (SC)

JUDGMENT

PWAMANG JSC

My Lords, this appeal presents for our consideration the circumstances under which a limited liability company may be held liable on account of the fraudulent acts of its official. From the facts of the case, it is beyond doubt that John Oseku Ankrah, who at all material times was the Finance Manager of the 3rd defendant/respondent/respondent (the 3rd defendant), in his engagements with the plaintiff/appellant/appellant (the plaintiff), was acting a role in a choreographed performance put up to deceive and defraud unsuspecting third parties. The performance involved a number of conspirators and they succeeded in collecting an amount of about GHS6,539,612.00 from the plaintiff, a non Bank Financial Institution, as loans that have not been repaid. As is usual with this type of cases, the prospects of recovering the money from the fraudsters are dim so the court has been called upon to decide, between the plaintiff and the 3rd defendant, a big multinational telecommuni…

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