IN RE ASANTE (DECD.); ASANTE AND ANOTHER vs. OWUSU [1992]DLCA11037

Date	1992-04-02
Suit No.	[1992] 1 GLR 119
Citation No.	[1992]DLCA11037

ESSIEM JA

ADJABENG JA

FORSTER JA

SAM OKUDZETO (WITH HIM AMEGATCHER) FOR THE APPELLANT.

D. O. LAMPTEY FOR THE RESPONDENT.

[1992]DLCA11037
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IN RE ASANTE (DECD.);
ASANTE AND ANOTHER<o:p></o:p>

OWUSU<o:p></o:p>

[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

[1992] 1 GLR 119 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:
2 APRIL 1992<o:p></o:p>

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<h2 style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></h2>

SAM OKUDZETO
(WITH HIM AMEGATCHER) FOR THE APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>

D. O. LAMPTEY
FOR THE RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

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CORAM: <o:p></o:p>

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ADJABENG JA, FORSTER JA<o:p></o:p>

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<h2 style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify">JUDGMENT OF ESSIEM
J.A.<o:p></o:p></h2>

The
late Major (Rtd.) Kwame Asante died leaving a widow whom he had married under
the Marriage Ordinance, Cap. 127 (1951 Rev.). As it is well known the said Ordinance governs
monogamous marriages.<o:p></o:p>

It
appears from the evidence that the late Major (Rtd.) Asante did not observe the
strict monogamous nature of the type of marriage
he engaged in because he had issues with other women. One of such
women is the respondent in this appeal. After the death of the late
Major (Rtd.) Asante his wife Mrs. Letitia
Asante and a son, Yaw Asante (an adult), applied ex parte under Order 60 of the
High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules,
1954 (L.N. 140A) for the grant of letters of administration. The application
was granted by the High Court, coram Kyemenu-Caiquo J.
The court took notice of the fact that the late Major Kwame Asante was survived by six children
who were minors. On 5 February 1991 Mr. D. O. Lamptey
as solicitor filed a “notice to prohibit grant of probate or administration” on behalf of Miss Mary Owusu of house No. 14, Tesano, Accra. Notice
of this caveat was served on the said Mrs. Letitia Asante and Yaw Asante.
In her affidavit disclosing her
interest in the estate of the
deceased, Miss<o:p></o:p>

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Mary
Owusu disclosed that the deceased had during his lifetime two children by her
who were minors. In paragraphs (3)-(5) of her affidavit Miss Mary Owusu deposed:<o:p></o:p>

“(3) That
the names and ages of the children do not appear in the affidavits in support
of the applicants’ application