QUAYSON V. STATE GOLD MINING CORPORATION

JONES-MENSAH J.: Evidence in this matter was led before the late Ata-Bedu J. Unfortunately he did not live to hear the able addresses of counsel in this case. As the evidence was not in dispute counsel applied to this court to adopt the evidence given before my late brother Ata-Bedu J. The court obliged. The account is as follows:

The plaintiff was appointed an assistant dredge shiftsman with effect from 1 July 1971. He was appointed on a scale with a starting salary of ¢110.00 per mensem ranging to ¢180.00 per mensem. The letter of appointment was tendered by the plaintiff and admitted to these proceedings as exhibit A. That the appointment was a senior staff position in the company’s staff classification is unequivocally borne out by exhibit A. A formal service agreement was later executed between the plaintiff and the defendant-corporation. This was tendered by the defendant and admitted to the proceedings as exhibit 1. The formal service agreement subjected the plaintiff to the rul…