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JUSTICE ESSUMAN V. AUTO PARTS LIMITED

(2013) JELR 68633 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/18/2012  •  15 Mar 2013  •  Ghana

Coram
W. ATUGUBA J.S.C. (PRESIDING), S. DATE-BAH J.S.C., S. ADINYIRA (MRS) J.S.C., J. DOTSE J.S.C., S. GBADEGBE J.S.C.

Judgement

JUDGMENT

SOPHIA ADINYIRA (MRS.) JSC:

On 5th March 2013, this Court dismissed the appeal by the Defendant/Respondent/ Appellant and reserved its reasons to be filed later. These are the reasons.

FACTS

The Plaintiff/Appellant/Respondent (hereafter the Plaintiff) was a former employee of the Defendant/Respondent/Appellant (hereafter Defendant). Plaintiff claims the Defendant has neglected to pay him agreed commission on contracts he won for the Defendant. He therefore brought an action against the Defendant in the High Court, Accra seeking the following reliefs:

1. (a) payment of 2,544,847 Japanese Yen

(b) US $16, 043.85

(c) 394,322.00 Cedis

Being commission due and owing to Plaintiff by the Defendants.

2. Interest at the prevailing bank rate

3. Damages for breach of contract and

4. Costs

Plaintiff claims he was employed as a sales manager in August 1995 by the Defendant. A month after his employment with the Defendant, he was asked by the company, through its Executive Director to actively canvass …

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