AFUA ADADE vs. KWADWO NKYIDWOUR AND YAW ATTA [2006]DLCA6218

Date	2006-01-27
Suit No.	H1/174/2005
Citation No.	[2006]DLCA6218

FARKYE J.A. [PRESIDING]

ASIAMAH J.A.

ANIM J.A.

MR. OSEI KOFI FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.

MR. DEI KWARTENG FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS.

[2006]DLCA6218
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AFUA ADADE <o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KWADWO NKYIDWOUR AND YAW ATTA<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">H1/174/2005&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: 27TH JANUARY, 2006.<o:p></o:p>

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DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS. <o:p></o:p>

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ASIAMAH J.A., ANIM J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>FARKYE,
J.A. <o:p></o:p>This
judgment is in respect of an appeal against the judgment of the Fast Track High
Court, Kumasi dated 30th April, 2004. <o:p></o:p>The
facts of the case are that the late Opanyin Kwabena Adu of Kumasi made a Will
dated 25th day of August 1999. Opanyin Kwabena Adu died on 13th February, 2003
and his Will was admitted to Probate. <o:p></o:p>The
Plaintiff/Appellant herein referred to as the Appellant commenced the action by
issuing out an originating summons under Order 54 rule 4 of the repealed High
Court [Civil Procedure] Rules of 1954 [L.N. 140A] now C.I.47 on the 3rd of
April 2003 requesting the High Court to interpret and determine the true
meaning of paragraph 2[d] of the said Will of the late Opanyin Kwabena Adu. <o:p></o:p>The
suit was tried and judgment was given against the appellant and the Appellant
being dissatisfied with the judgment has appealed against the judgment of the
High Court Kumasi. <o:p></o:p>Paragraph
2[d] of the Will of the Opanyin Kwabena Adu dated 25/8/1999 is as follows:— <o:p></o:p>"To
my house No. 44 Blk 3 Old Tafo, Kumasi. My own store room and three rooms
up-stairs are devised to Afua Adade and her children." <o:p></o:p>After
the death of Opanyin Kwabena Adu the two Executors who are the Respondents in
this suit obtained Probate from the High Court on 10th September, 2003 to
administer the estate of the testator. <o:p></o:p>The
Respondent distributed the estate to the beneficiaries including the appellant.
The essence of making a Will is to declare the intention of the testator as to
how his or her property or properties should be distributed to the
beneficiaries after his or her death. <o:p></o:p>Paragraph
2[d] of the Will of the late Kwabena Adu is as follows: <o:p></o:p>"2[d]
My own store-room and three rooms up-stairs are devised to Afua Adade and her
children" <o:p></o:p>According
to the Respondents who were the Executors of the Will of Opanyin Kwabena Adu
when they obtained the Probate at the High Court, they gave AFUA ADADE and her
children the store-room of the testator and three rooms up-stairs. <o:p></o:p>In
paragraph 2[d] the Testator devised his store-room and three rooms upstairs to
the appellant and her children. The Testator described the rooms as rooms
up-stairs to locate where the rooms and the store are or were. <o:p></o:p>

In
our candid opinion there is no ambiguity whatsoever in paragraph 2[d] of the
Will of Opanyin Adu and the Executors [Respondents] were right in giving the
store room and three rooms up-stairs of the House No. 44 Blk.33 Old Tafo Kumasi
to the appellant. The appeal is accordingly dismissed.<o:p></o:p></main>