[2021]DLCA10823March 11, 2021Court of Appeal

NII BOYE JOHN, NII KORMIETTEH OKANG AND NII KPEWIE SOWAH vs. NII BOYE KUMAH AND 6 ORS

AMMA A. GAISIE JA This appeal is from the judgment of the High Court dated the 27th day of March, 2019 wherein judgment was entered for the Defendants/Respondents. By the Writ of Summons which issued out of the High Court on 3rd November, 2011, the Plaintiffs/Defendants (hereinafter “the Plaintiffs”) claimed the following reliefs against the Defendants/Respondents (hereinafter “the Defendants”): (a) Declaration that the Defendants are not indigenous members of the Ashiawe Family of Teshie having migrated from Mepe in the Volta Region near Bator and the Monis having migrated from Takoradi in the Western Region. (b) A declaration that it is only the Badu Anuako family and Osabu Adjei Kwao family which constitutes Ashia We, and the Head of Ashia We comes from 2 families. (c) A declaration that there is no substantive Head of Ashia We and the 1st Defendant Nii Boye Kumah, was appointed caretaker of Ashia We and not head of Ashia We. (d) A further declaration that the ...