IN RE AGYEPONG (DECD.); POKU vs. ABOSI AND ANOTHER [1981]DLCA2135

Date	1981-07-06
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1981]DLCA2135

JIAGGE JA

FRANCOIS JA

MENSA BOISON J.A.

HAYFRON-BENJAMIN FOR THE APPELLANT.

AKAINYAH FOR THE RESPONDENT.

[1981]DLCA2135
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >IN RE AGYEPONG (DECD.); POKU <o:p></o:p>vs. <o:p></o:p>ABOSI AND ANOTHER <o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[1982-83] GLR 254<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DATE:
6 JULY 1981<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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HAYFRON-BENJAMIN FOR THE APPELLANT. <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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JIAGGE, FRANCOIS AND MENSA BOISON JJ.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF JIAGGE J.A.<o:p></o:p>The
appellant, by an ex parte motion, applied to the High Court, Kumasi, for
letters of administration in respect of the estate of her late husband and on
the orders of the court the usual notices were posted.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Three
caveats were entered. The first caveat was entered by Afua Donkor of Kumasi who
disclosed in her affidavit that house No. BA 147, Kumasi, was assigned to her
on 9 June 1970 by the deceased J. K. Agyepong and that the said house should
not be included in the list of properties belonging to the deceased at the time
of his death.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
second caveat was entered by Broadway Cinema and Hotel Co., Ltd. One Emmanuel
Victor Addo-Boamah who described himself as a law clerk of Benyin Chambers,
Kumasi swore to an affidavit stating that:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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and verily believe that the under-mentioned properties belong to the Broadway
Cinema and Hotel Co., Ltd.: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
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Zenith Hotel, Takoradi. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
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Prempeh Cinema Palace, Takoradi. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
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Gyandu Cinema Palace, Sekondi. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
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Cinema, Sekondi. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
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Cinema, Effiakuma. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(f)
Fiasco Cinema Palace. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(g)
Ambassador Cinema, Obuasi. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(h) Abesi
Cinema, Dunkwa. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(i) Rex
Cinema Equipment, Sunyani.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>There was
nothing to show that Addo-Boamah had any personal knowledge of the facts
deposed to nor that he was a director or secretary of the company. It would
appear that he was the law clerk of counsel representing the company.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>