JOSEPH ACQUAYE AND CRYSTAL OIL MILLS [2000]DLCHRAJ5808

Date	2000-08-09
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/491/97/1214
Citation No.	[2000]DLCHRAJ5808

C. A. OPOKU

[2000]DLCHRAJ5808
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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">JOSEPH ACQUAYE<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">CRYSTAL OIL MILLS<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
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</div>COMMISSIONER:<o:p></o:p>C.
A. OPOKU DEP. 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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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center;
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DECISION<o:p></o:p>

</div>CLAIM:<o:p></o:p>Petitioner
wants a refund of 250 bags of cement and 150 corrugated Asbestors Roofing
sheets from the now defunct Crystal Oil Mills.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>SUMMARY OF COMPLAINT:<o:p></o:p>Petitioner
states that he kept the above-mentioned items in the company's warehouse in
1983 whilst still in their employ. He states that the company used the items
with a promise to replace them which has not been done.<o:p></o:p>FINDINGS / OBSERVATIONS:<o:p></o:p>The
petition is dated August 1997 whereas the materials were used in the early 80's
by the Company. Presently the company has been Divested and the D.I.C has
refused to take liability for the Company. Petitioner has not followed up on
the petition since February 1999.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>DECISION / LAW:<o:p></o:p>The
Commission ceases further investigation in accordance with the provisions of
Section 13 (1)(b) of Act 456 which states that<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">"Where in the course of the
investigation of any complaint it appears to the Commission -<o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(a) that having regard to all the
circumstances of the case, any further investigation is unnecessary, it may
refuse to investigate the matter further.<o:p></o:p></main>