DAVID LAMPTEY & 4 ORS vs REBECCA KWATEKAI LAMPTEY

JUDGMENT The main issue in this suit related to the validity of a will purported to have been made by Joseph Odartey Lamptey, deceased. Briefly, the facts of this case are that Plaintiffs and defendant are all offspring of the late Joseph Odartey Lamptey, hereafter referred to as the deceased, who died at his home in Akweteman, Accra on 15TH April 2012. A family meeting was held after the deceased’s death at which it was decided that the family head should take care of the properties of deceased until letters of administration were obtained from the Court to administer his estate. Subsequently, the parties were informed that the deceased had left behind a will. The said will was read at the High Court, Accra, on 26th June 2012, in the presence of the parties. Plaintiffs immediately raised red flags concerning the authenticity of the deceased’s signature on the will; defendant, on the other hand, was quite satisfied with its contents as in her own words, she was given the lion...