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GEORGE A. LARBI
V.
S.S.N.I.T.

(2012) JELR 63885 (CA)

Court of Appeal 20 Apr 2012 Ghana
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- This case involves an appeal from the decision of the trial judge in a wrongful dismissal case. - The appellant was terminated from his position by the respondent corporation based on his use of unacceptable language in response to a quer

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Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO.: HI/62/2011
Judges:WOOD J.A. (PRESIDING), BENIN J.A., AFREH J.A.

WOOD, J.A.

We dismissed this appeal from the decision of Her Honour Miss A.M.A. Dzordzie, as she then was sitting at the Accra Circuit court and reserved our reasons. We now give them. The facts giving rise to this action are simple and devoid of any complex legal issues. Not unsurprisingly, the evidence led on both sides is equally straightforward and brief. It is therefore surprising that this appeal is based not only on five main grounds but raises also very many issues of law, some of which were never raised at the trial.

The facts which led to the commencement of these proceedings are that by a letter dated 19th June, 1992, the respondent corporation wrote to the appellant, terminating his appointment with the respondent. The letter indicated the grounds upon which the termination was based. It was alleged that, in answering a query sent to him he had “used unacceptable language in his replace to both the Regional Manager and Head of Personnel. Such conduct it was pointed out was "…

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