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GODSON AWORTWI DADZIE AND PHILIP NYATUAME V. BARCLAYS BANK OF GHANA LIMITED

(2018) JELR 68895 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  CIVIL APPEAL NO: J4/41/2017  •  16 May 2018  •  Ghana

Coram
DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING), YEBOAH JSC, BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, APPAU JSC, PWAMANG JSC

Judgement

JUDGMENT

DOTSE, JSC

This judgment is premised upon an appeal lodged by the Plaintiffs/Respondents/Appellants, hereafter Plaintiffs, against the unanimous judgment of the Court of Appeal dated the 14th day of July 2016 which allowed in part an appeal lodged by the Defendants/Appellants/Respondents against the decision of the High Court, Accra dated the 2nd day of July 2014.

BRIEF FACTS

The facts in this case admit of no controversy whatsoever. Following the dismissal of the Plaintiffs from their employment with the Defendant which they considered as wrongful and unlawful, the Plaintiffs commenced an action against the Defendants in the High Court, Accra claiming the following reliefs:-

a. “A declaration that the Plaintiffs purported dismissal on 12th May 2008 was wrongful and unwarranted.

b. An order upon the Defendants to pay to the Plaintiffs all their end of service and accumulated entitlements.

c. Another order upon the Defendants to pay damages to the Plaintiffs for wrongful dismissal.

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