KYEWAA vs. NTOROWA AND OTHER [1988]DLHC629

Date	1988-11-11
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1988]DLHC629

AMMAH J.

E. D. KOM FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

J. ADDAE-ABOAGYE FOR THE DEFENDANTS.

[1988]DLHC629
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KYEWAA <o:p></o:p>vs. <o:p></o:p>NTOROWA AND OTHER<o:p></o:p>HIGH COURT, ACCRA <o:p></o:p>[1989-90] 2 GLR 390<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DATE:
11
NOVEMBER 1988<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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E. D. KOM FOR THE PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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AMMAH J.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF AMMAH J.<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff’s claim is for:<o:p></o:p>“1 (a) a declaration
that house No. A 209, South Odorkor Estates, Accra, is her property as a result
of inter vivos gift; <o:p></o:p>(b) an
order of injunction restraining the defendants jointly and severally, their
servants and agents from ejecting or in any way interfering with the
plaintiff’s ownership, occupation and enjoyment of the said house; <o:p></o:p>2 in the alternative a reasonable portion
of the estate of the testator, E. K. Asante, be given to the plaintiff by
virtue of section 13 of the Wills Acts, 1971 (Act 360).”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
plaintiff’s writ of summons is accompanied by a statement of claim. It is
necessary to state at the outset that on 27 April 1988 the plaintiff withdrew
the action against the first and second defendants. The action against them was
therefore dismissed.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The late
E. K. Asante died testate on 2 October 1986. The third, fourth, fifth and sixth
defendants who are his children are beneficiaries under his will which was read
on 11 November 1986.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In the
said will the late E. K. Asante devised house No. A. 209, pleaded wrongly by
the plaintiff to be situated at South Odorkor Estates but which from the
evidence is situate rather at Dansoman, to the third, fourth, fifth and sixth
defendants.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>When
summons for directions was taken, counsel agreed that issue (a) of the summons
for directions be expunged. The result is that issues (b), (c) and (d) of the
summons for directions, the additional issues filed by the defendants and any
other issues arising on the pleadings were set down for trial.<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff made the following averments in her statement of claim in paragraphs
4 and 5:<o:p></o:p>“4. The
plaintiff says that the said house was in fact gifted to her by the testator
during his lifetime and the necessary customary aseda was given in the presence
of witnesses some of whom were members of the testator’s family. 5. The
plaintiff avers that the device of the said house was and is ineffective as the
testator had no property in the said house at the material time of the
execution of the said will.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
defendants averred in paragraphs 4 - 6 of their statement of defence as
follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;“4. The third, fourth, fifth and sixth
defendants deny the averments contained in paragraphs 4-7 of the statement of
claim and will put the plaintiff to strict proof thereof.<o:p></o:p>