MAVIS FIAGBOR vs. MAERSK LINE TEMA [2012]DLHC4365

Date	2012-10-25
Suit No.	SUIT NO. TRIL/1/11
Citation No.	[2012]DLHC4365

KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MR. AHUMAH OCANSEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF

MR. GEORGE THOMPSON FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2012]DLHC4365
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">MAVIS FIAGBOR<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>MAERSK LINE TEMA<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (INDUSTRIAL/LABOUR DIVISION),
ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO. TRIL/1/11&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;DATE: 25TH OCTOBER, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR.
AHUMAH OCANSEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KWABENA
ASUMAN-ADU, JUSTICE
OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>The Plaintiff was the wife of one Paul Fiagbor
(deceased) who until his death was an employee of the Defendant Company. In the
course of his duty as a driver of the Defendant Company he died in a motor
accident on the Accra to Kumasi motor road on 12th April, 2006. On
his death the Defendant paid out GH¢10,767.06 on 7th March, 2008 to
dependants of the deceased, including the Plaintiff herein, workmen’s
compensation. Nothing more was paid them until a year later, after Counsel for
the Plaintiff had intervened by writing to the Defendant.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Upon Counsel’s intervention, the Defendant paid
additional amount of GH¢12,166.20 on 25th February, 2009 to the
Plaintiff. However, using the deceased’s April, 2006 salary statement of
GH¢398.32, Plaintiff computed the compensation due her per section 3(1)(a) of
the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1987, (PNDCL 187) and obtained GH¢23,899.20.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Plaintiff observed from the above calculation
that in spite of the payments made to her by the Defendant, there had still
been miscalculation of her benefits and also it had allegedly acted
fraudulently. So on 14th January, 2009, the Plaintiff took action
against the Defendant.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On 14th June 2011, pursuant to leave
granted by this Court the Plaintiff filed amended writ and statement of claim
against the Defendant claiming as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Payment
of the sum of GH¢965.94 to Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-.5in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Commercial
interest on the sum of GH¢23,899.20 at prevailing rate effective from October,
2006, six months after the death of her husband, till 25th February,
2009 when the last installment of money was paid.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages
for fraudulent conduct by deliberately breaching PNDCL 187.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cost<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>