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DAVID MAWUSI AGBELI
V.
MERCHANT BANK GHANA LTD.

(2014) JELR 64732 (CA)

Court of Appeal 31 Jul 2014 Ghana
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- The plaintiff, a former employee of the defendant bank, challenged his dismissal as unlawful, seeking reinstatement and damages for alleged wrongful dismissal grounded primarily on the argument that his granting of excess loans was ratifi

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Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/70/2014
Judges:S.E. KANYOKE J.A. (PRESIDING), F.G. KORBIEH J.A., SAEED K. GYAN J.A.
Counsel:MR. GEORGE ANKOMA MENSAH FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT ,MR. DOMINIC BRENYA OTCHERE FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

F.G. KORBIEH, J.A.

In order to put this appeal in proper perspective, it is necessary for me to recapitulate the facts leading to it. The plaintiff/appellant (whom I shall hereinafter refer to only as the plaintiff) sued the defendant/respondent (hereinafter referred to only as the defendant or defendant bank or just the bank) claiming against the latter four reliefs, to wit (a) a declaration that his dismissal from the bank was unlawful, (b) an order that the bank paid the whole of his salary and other entitlements due him from January, 2008 to the date of final payment, (c) general damages for wrongful dismissal and (d) special damages amounting to GHC80,187.03 per year or GHC6,682.25 per month being loss of income in alternative employment as a result of the pendency of the allegation of financial impropriety leveled by the defendants. The plaintiff’s case before the trial court was that he had been employed by the bank on the 15/8/2005 and “worked diligently and efficiently till 6t…

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