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S.C.O.A. MOTORS, ACCRA
V.
KORANTENG

(1967) JELR 66187 (CA)

Court of Appeal 24 Apr 1967 Ghana
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- The case is an appeal against a judgment that awarded £G30 damages and 150 guineas costs to the plaintiff for wrongful dismissal by the defendant company. - The plaintiff was employed by the defendant company in 1949 as a debit clerk and

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Judges:OLLENNU JA,AZU CRABBE JA,APALOO J.A.
Counsel:DJAMSON FOR THE APPELLANTS; T. K. AGADZI FOR THE RESPONDENT.

AZU CRABBE J.A.

This is an appeal against the judgment of Acolatse J. whereby £G30 damages together with 150 guineas costs were awarded in favour of the plaintiff against the defendant company in an action for wrongful dismissal. The following statement of the facts of the case is taken from the judgment of the trial court:

“The plaintiff is a comparatively young man of 34 years who has been unemployed since 31 May 1961 upon his dismissal from the service of the defendant company.

The plaintiff was originally employed in the service of the company in 1949 at Nsawam as a debit clerk. He was transferred to Accra in the same position as a debit clerk by the company in 1958 until his dismissal at a salary of £G30 a month. The plaintiff’s duty at the time of his service with the company was to prepare debit notes and invoices and extensions for the defendant’s tyre stores at Kumasi, Takoradi and Accra. It appeared that the plaintiff discharged his duties diligently and had the confidence of …

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