DR. J. B. WINFUL, AGNES OFORI, DANIEL OFORI AND MARTHA ANANE vs. JOHN BREFO

AYEBI J.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of an Accra High Court dated 10th day of November, 2010. The suit from which the appeal emanated was filed in the High Court on 13th August 2008. The subject-matter of the suit as appears from the judgment concerned the extent of the estate and the right to administer the estate of the late Doris Ofori. She died intestate on 7th July 2004. It is proper to refer to parties in the appeal as plaintiffs and defendant respectively as in the trial court and I do so. The first plaintiff is the uncle of the deceased while the 2nd plaintiff is described as the ailing mother. The 3rd and 4th plaintiffs are siblings of the full blood of the deceased. The defendant described himself as the husband of the deceased but the plaintiffs regarded him as a concubine of the deceased. The action was initiated by a writ of summons which as a rule must contain a concise statement of the nature of the claim or relief or remedy sought in the action...