PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL, AGOGO V. BOATENG
(1986) JELR 69323 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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4 Mar 1986
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Ghana
Coram
FRANCOIS JSC,EDWARD WIREDU JA,OSEI-HWERE JA
Appearances
S D ADDAI FOR THE APPELLANTS; NO APPEARANCE BY OR FOR THE RESPONDENT.
Judgement
<p><strong>OSEI-HWERE J.A.</strong></p><p>The subject matter of the action that gave birth to this appeal is simple and it did not involve any difficult questions of fact and of law. The plaintiff-respondent (to be described hereinafter as the plaintiff) sued out a writ at the Circuit Court, Juaso and claimed: (a) damages for wrongful dismissal; and (b) an order of perpetual injunction restraining the hospital authorities, their servants, agents and workmen from forcibly removing the plaintiff’s personal belongings from the nurses’ quarters.</p><p>Until the date of her dismissal, the plaintiff was employed by the appellants (hereafter called the defendants) as a senior nurse-midwife. On the night of 17 January 1981 the scene was set for a calamity in the defendants’ hospital. The plaintiff was on night duty, assisted by a nurse, the first defendant witness, when at about 9 p.m. a pregnant woman called Abiba Busanga, the second defendant witness, came there to deliver. The first defendant witness carried out the prelim…</p>