JOHN LAWRENCE AMON DJANIE V. MERCHANT BANK (GHANA) LIMITED
(2017) JELR 107497 (HC)
High Court
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INDL 60/2014
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26 Feb 2017
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Ghana
Coram
JUSTICE GIFTY AGYEI ADDO
Appearances
CECIL ADASI ESQ. (HOLDING THE BRIEF OF
A. A. SOMUAH-ASAMOAH ESQ.) FOR THE PLAINTIFF.
ROBERT PAPPOE ESQ. (HOLDING THE BRIEF OF
BANNERMAN-WILLIAMS JNR ESQ.) FOR THE DEFENDANT
Judgement
<p class="ql-align-justify"><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">J U D G M E N T </span></strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify"> <span style="background-color: transparent">Following a temporary transfer of the Plaintiff from the Defendant’s Internal Control Division, per a letter dated 13th April, 2004, to the Managing Director’s outfit, the Plaintiff, by another letter dated 16th April, 2004, was transferred to the Financial Division of the Defendant Bank. </span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: transparent">The 16th April, 2004, letter requested the Plaintiff to report to the General Manager, Finance, for further instructions on his new role. According to the Plaintiff, he did proceed on the transfer to the Financial Division.  </span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: transparent">The Defendant denies that the Plaintiff proceeded on the said transfer and contended that the Plaintiff never reported to the General Manager, Finance, to formalise his job description and agree on target.  </span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"> <span style="background-color: transparent">In the Court’s view, what looks like a simple usual activity of transfer that takes place in all work is what culminated into a legal conflagration, commencing by a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim filed on 5th March, 2014. </span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: transparent">For allegedly not pro…</span></p>