NANCY LARYEA AND AGNES LARYEA vs. JAMES ADJEI AND 4 OTHERS [2006]DLCA6539

Date	2006-02-17
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. C.A. 46/2002
Citation No.	[2006]DLCA6539

FARKYE JA [PRESIDING]

ABBAN JA [MRS.]

MARFUL SAU J.A

MR. APPIAH KUBI FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS

MR. HAYIBOR FOR THE CO-DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

[2006]DLCA6539
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANCY LARYEA
AND AGNES LARYEA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>JAMES ADJEI
AND 4 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/
APPELLANTS)<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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46/2002&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: 17TH FEBRUARY, 2006.<o:p></o:p>

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ABBAN, JA [MRS.] AND MARFUL SAU, J.A<o:p></o:p>

</div>ABBAN,
JA <o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the judgment of His Honour G.N. Minta sitting at the
Circuit Court, Accra and delivered on 5th February 2002 which judgment went
against the Co-Defendant/Appellant. <o:p></o:p>The
Plaintiffs (hereinafter called the Respondents) issued out a writ for the
recovery of possession of all the rooms the defendants occupy in House No. E.
487/16, Maamobi, Accra. The Co-Defendant (hereinafter called the Appellant)
counter-claimed for the following reliefs:— <o:p></o:p>1.
A declaration that House No. E. 487/16, Maamobi belonged to Yemoteley Ashong
(Deceased). <o:p></o:p>2.
A declaration that the distribution of the Estate done by the elders after the
demise of Yemoteley Ashong was valid; or in the alternative. <o:p></o:p>3.
An order for the distribution of the Estate of Yamoteley Ashong to her
children. <o:p></o:p>4.
A declaration of ownership to the late Kweiki Quaynor and Co-Defendant, Madam
Afua Allotey. <o:p></o:p>5
. A declaration that the purported documents on the house are void. <o:p></o:p>6.
An order of perpetual injunction restraining the plaintiffs herein from holding
themselves out as joint owners of the said property. <o:p></o:p>7.
Costs. <o:p></o:p>The
facts of this case are that the Respondents filed a writ to eject the
defendants who are tenants in House No. E. 487/16 Maamobi, the house in
dispute. <o:p></o:p>The
Appellant counter-claimed for the reliefs stated supra. <o:p></o:p>The
2nd Respondent who gave evidence on behalf of herself and 1st Respondent,
informed the court that their mother Kweiki Quaynor (deceased) owned house No.
E. 487/16 Maamobi and she died in December 1982. According to 2nd Respondent
the mother bought the land from the Osu Ashanti Stool. After the death of the
mother, Letters of Administration were granted to the deceased's four children
namely: Nancy, Agnes, Albert and Theresa Laryea. The Letters of Administration
was tendered as Exhibit 'A' after an objection from Defence Counsel had been
over-ruled. <o:p></o:p>According
to 2nd Respondent the deceased mother put up the house in 1964/65 but could not
complete it because of illness. Later on however she recovered from the said
illness and completed the building and rented the rooms out to Tenants. The 2nd
Respondent stated that her grandmother's name was Yemoteley Ashong and she
lived at Osu Ashanti. She was about 80 - 85 years old, was not working and was
looked after by, Kweiki Quaynor (deceased). <o:p></o:p>Pursuant
to leave granted the Appellant to do so, on 24/3/05, she filed five additional
grounds of appeal. <o:p></o:p>Her
original ground of appeal is the omnibus ground of appeal to wit <o:p></o:p>