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General News of Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
2019-07-09
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An applicant in a case against Ecobank Ghana Limited at a high court in Accra has been honored by a judgment rendered in his favor but, unfortunately, he is not alive to benefit from the proceeds of his action.
Salia Adams of Selemok Ghana Limited sued Ecobank for unauthorized transactions in her account via online banking.
Represented by Lamtiig Apanga's lawyer, Salemok Ghana Limited, led by its chief executive, Salia Adams, filed a complaint alleging that the bank had transferred money from his account between December 22 and 24. 2014 and $ 8,000 without his authorization.
Although the lawsuit was filed in 2014, the case was heard by the court for about four years, but the plaintiff was asked to testify in 2018. Unfortunately, Salia Adams succumbed a few weeks after his testimony.
Exactly one year after the death of Mr. Salia, a high court in Accra charged with this case ordered the bank; Ecobank will pay the plaintiff the amount of approximately 73,000 GHc, a refund of USD 5,000, interest on the amount from December 2014 to the date of the last payment, GHc 10,000 in damages for negligence and a cost. of 8,000 GHc.
The judgment was delivered on June 26, 2019, exactly one year after the death of Salia Adams of Salemok Ghana Limited.
The court, presided over by Judge Ackaah-Boafo, hearing the findings of fact and the badessment, said: "The end result is that I conclude that the bank was negligent in proceeding with the transfer without notification to the complainant ".
He therefore concluded that on the basis of the evidence presented to the court, the plaintiff had obtained the relief provided for in the writ of summons and had also awarded 10,000 GHC as a remedy for negligence.
An additional 8,000 GHC was allocated to the claimant for his ability to provide evidence in support of his claim.
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