KOFI SACKlE vs. ACCOSUA AGAWA.

[1] Recovery of the headmoney from I defendant, whose daughter declines marrying plaintiff. [2] Chiefs: 1. When a man takes a woman as his wife, is it customary for him to pay a sum of money to her mother as a dowry ? Yes. 2. Is this dowry given as a "gift" to the mother, or can it, under any circumstances, be recovered back by husband? 1t is recoverable in a case of dispute between husband and wife, which has led to a discontinuation of marriage. The money given as dowry by the husband does not always go to the mother alone, but also to the father, as well as the nearest relations. On a discontinuation of marriage, accounts are gone into between the husband and wife as to their separate expenses, and a balance is struck, which becomes payable by the one on which it lies. 3.Can the mother be made liable to pay the lump sum of 1lowry, if it had been divided among others? The application is made to the head of the family, ...