QUAYE AND OTHERS vs. QUARCOO AND ANOTHER [1987]DLHC2294

Date	1987-12-18
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1987]DLHC2294

AMPIAH JA

A C BANNERMAN-WILLIAMS FOR THE PLAINTIFFS.

PETER ALA ADJETEY FOR THE DEFENDANTS.

[1987]DLHC2294
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >QUAYE
AND OTHERS<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>QUARCOO
AND ANOTHER<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[1991] 2
GLR 437<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:right;
mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">Date: 18 DECEMBER 1987<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>A C
BANNERMAN-WILLIAMS FOR THE PLAINTIFFS.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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PETER ALA
ADJETEY FOR THE DEFENDANTS. <o:p></o:p>

</div>JUDGMENT
OF AMPIAH J.<o:p></o:p>In 1955
the late Nelson Afosah Mensah, known also as Nelson Afosah Mensah-Akman, had a
relationship with the plaintiff. They had an issue of that relationship. The
relationship continued with more issues being born until about January 1976
when the relationship broke down or became severed. The second, third and
fourth plaintiffs were the surviving issues of the said relationship, the first
issue having died earlier.<o:p></o:p>In 1960
the late Nelson Afosah Mensah-Akman married the first defendant customarily and
had three issues with her before his death. On the date of his death, the first
defendant was still married to him.<o:p></o:p>The fifth
plaintiff is a child of the late Nelson Afosah Mensah-Akman by another woman
and the second defendant is also a daughter of the deceased by another woman. It
is said that the deceased had five wives in his lifetime. The first and second
defendants are the executrices of and beneficiaries under the estate of the
late Nelson Afosah Mensah-Akman.<o:p></o:p>On 4
October 1979 the late Nelson Afosah Mensah-Akman prepared a document which is
alleged to be his will. He died on 18 March 1983 and probate of this document
was granted on 3 May 1983 to the defendants. Apparently, no provisions had been
made in the said document for the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs have taken this action
claiming:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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“A
declaration that the paper writing produced by the defendants described and
alleged to be a holograph will of the late Nelson Afosah Mensah-Akman is null
and void and of no legal effect. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
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A
declaration nullifying the probate granted to the defendants on or about 15
September 1983. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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In the
alternative, a declaration that the so-called holograph will having offended
the spirit and letter of the fundamental and enacted laws of the land is not
valid. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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An order
restraining the defendants from the administration of the estate of the late
Mensah-Akman. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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