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JOSEPH AGYARE & 43 ORS.
V.
ODART STEVEDORING CO. LTD.

(2011) JELR 66956 (HC)

High Court 24 Nov 2011 Ghana
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- Former employees of the Defendant Company filed a lawsuit seeking payment of agreed redundancy pay following the shutdown of the company's operations. - The Plaintiffs also sought interest on the payments due, general damages for breach o

Case Details

Suit Number:SUIT NO: INDL/48/11
Judges:JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU
Counsel:MR. ALBERT ADAARE FOR THE PLAINTIFFS; MR. KWADWO GYASI NTRAKWA FOR THE DEFENDANT.

JUDGMENT

ASUMAN-ADU, J.

The Plaintiffs who were all former employees of the Defendant Company issued out a writ of summons accompanied by a statement of claim against the Defendant on 22nd December, 2010 for the following reliefs:

a. An order directed at the Defendant to pay the Plaintiffs immediately the full amounts agreed as redundancy pay for the Plaintiffs following the shut down, of the Defendant Company’s operations

b. Interest on all Payments due each Plaintiff at the Commercial Bank lending rate from the 1st day of November, 2010 up to and inclusive of the date of final payment.

c. General damages for breach of the agreement that all the payments should have been completed by the 31st day of October, 2010.

d. Costs.

The Defendant entered appearance on 5th January, 2011 and went on to file its statement of defence on 25th January, 2011 denying the claim of the Plaintiffs. On 15th March, 2011 the Plaintiffs filed a reply to the statement of defence and an application for directions. T…

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