EMMANUEL MWOLLEY AND KWAKU AWUAH & FRANCIS NWOLLEY [2000]DLCHRAJ5859

Date	2000-08-14
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/200/98/1304
Citation No.	[2000]DLCHRAJ5859

CHRIS AKUFFO OPOKU

[2000]DLCHRAJ5859
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">EMMANUEL MWOLLEY<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">KWAKU AWUAH &amp; FRANCIS
NWOLLEY<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<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/200/98/1304&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;DATE: 14/8/2000<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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</div>By his complaint dated 16th
June, 1998, Emmanuel Mwolley claimed his equitable share of his deceased
father's estate.<o:p></o:p>The complainant, a 20 year old and lame alleged that his father
Joseph Mwolley died intestate. He said that his father's family wanted to
deprive his father's children of his possessions. Hence he and his brothers and
sister took the matter to court and obtained judgement against them. They
subsequently applied and obtained letters of administration in respect of the
properties in question.<o:p></o:p>The problem now is that the respondents herein who are the
complainant's elder brothers have deprived the complainant from benefitting
from the estate.<o:p></o:p>They have virtually taken possession of the entire estate and had
failed to give accounts thereof.<o:p></o:p>The complainant further said that, he had completed secondary
school and is unable to further his education due to lack of funds. All efforts
on his part to get his brothers to come to his aid have proved futile.<o:p></o:p>He asked for the Commissions
intervention so he could get his due share of the estate.<o:p></o:p>On their part the respondents commented that they have been in
control of the properties in question. In actual fact they were in control of
the commercial vehicles (trucks). They said that whatever monies they will
realise will be used for themselves and their brothers and sisters.<o:p></o:p>The Commission initiated mediation in respect of this matter based
on the consent of the parties. However in the course of the mediation, the
complainant informed the Commission that the parties have been able to share
the properties equittably among themselves.<o:p></o:p>In view of the foregoing the
Commission decides that, its intervention is no longer necessary. If therefore
ceases investigations in accordance with Section 13 (1) (b) of the Commission
on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act 1993 (Act 456) which states:<o:p></o:p>"Where in the course of
the investigation of any complaint it appears to the Commission -<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; that having
regard to all the circumstances of the case, any further <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; investigation
is unnecessary, it may refuse to investigate the matter further.<o:p></o:p>