E.K. SMITH VOEGBORLO AND M/S FOLIPPE LTD. [2000]DLCHRAJ5749

Date	2000-08-21
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/515/2000/1398
Citation No.	[2000]DLCHRAJ5749

CHRIS AKUFFS OPOKU

[2000]DLCHRAJ5749
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B050">E.K. SMITH VOEGBORLO<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B050">M/S FOLIPPE LTD.<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>(CHRAJ)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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Our Ref: CHRAJ/515/2000/1398&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21/08/2000<o:p></o:p>

</div>COMMISSIONER:<o:p></o:p>CHRIS
AKUFFS OPOKU DEPUTY CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER For: COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>SUMMARY OF COMPLAINT:<o:p></o:p>The
respondent is an Italian Building Contracting Firm. The complainant undertook
plumbing installation work at the respondent's building site at the University
of Ghana “Graduate Center" in 1996. Out of the contract sum of
¢809,2550.00 the complainant had been paid only ¢100,000 leaving a balance of
¢709,250.00 yet to be paid.<o:p></o:p>RELIEF:<o:p></o:p>An
order for payment of ¢709,250.00 being the balance of a claim of ¢809,250.00
made against the respondent in respect of plumbing works done for the
respondent.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>OBSERVATION<o:p></o:p>It is observed that the complainant is not
an employee of the respondent, but an independent contractor. To that extent
the Commission is being called upon to assist the complainant to collect a
debit owed him by the respondent.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>RECOMMENDATION:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;As a matter of policy, the Commission does not
deal with the collection of debts. The complainant is accordingly advised that
he may issue a writ in court to recover his money.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>DECISION:<o:p></o:p>The Commission accordingly ceases further
action on this complaint in accordance with S.13 (1)(a) of the Commission on
Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act 1993 (Act 456} which states:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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