MMERA vs. ACHAMPONG

JUDGMENT OF DJABANOR J. By her writ of summons the plaintiff claimed from the defendant, the admitted head of her family, the following declarations: (1) that she (plaintiff) is also a member of the Afra family — to which the defendant also belongs (and of which defendant is head); (2) that the property valued at £G900 left by certain named deceased members of the family has now become family property; (3) that defendant as head of the Afra family holds the properties left by the extinct line of Manyam, as trustee for the remaining two lines of descent which constitute the Afra family. A detailed statement of claim was attached to the writ. By his statement of defence the defendant admitted all the facts for which the declaration is sought, namely, that the plaintiff is a member of the Afra family, that the defendant is the head of that family, and that the properties valued at £G900 or so became family property and were held by the defendant as such. The defendant howeve...