YAA SAMANHYIA & ORS vs. ELIZABETH BIH & ORS [2006]DLCA6781

Date	2006-02-24
Suit No.	CRA NO H1/307/04
Citation No.	[2006]DLCA6781

OWUSU-ANSAH (PRESIDING)

MRS ABBAN JA

DOTSE JA.

MR. OBENG MANU FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENTS

MR. PAUL NKUAH GYAPONG FOR DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS

[2006]DLCA6781
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >YAA
SAMANHYIA &amp; ORS<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ELIZABETH
BIH &amp; ORS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
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NO H1/307/04&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: 24TH FEBRUARY 2006<o:p></o:p>

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DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS <o:p></o:p>

OWUSU-ANSAH (PRESIDING), MRS ABBAN JA,
DOTSE JA.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>DOTSE,
J.A. <o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the decision of the High Court, Sefwi-Wiawso dated the 7th
day of April, 2004. By the High Court judgment referred to supra, the Court
allowed an appeal against the decision of the ersthwhile Community Tribunal,
Sefwi-Wiawso dated 13th May, 2002. <o:p></o:p>By
its decision, the Community Tribunal, Sefwi-Wiawso delivered judgment in favour
of the Defendants/Respondents/Appellants hereinafter referred to as the
Appellants. <o:p></o:p>At
the Community Tribunal, Sefwi-Wiawso the Plaintiff/Appellant/Respondents,
hereinafter referred to as the Respondents originally claimed as against the
Appellants herein, the following reliefs:— <o:p></o:p>"Declaration that all that Three
Houses situate at <o:p></o:p>(1) Karo and (ii) Akurase all in
Dwenase (which were part of the inventory in the application for letters of
administration in respect of the Estate of late Kwadwo Bih) are the Plaintiffs'
family properties and should be deleted from the inventory. <o:p></o:p>(2) Single Barreled gun in the
Defendants' custody is the Plaintiffs family property". <o:p></o:p>The
Appellants herein, also filed a counterclaim in the following terms:— <o:p></o:p>"(a) A declaration that the
properties stated in the writ of summons are the self acquired properties of
the late Kwadwo Bih. <o:p></o:p>(b) An order for the distribution of
the estate of the late Kwadwo Bih in accordance with PNDC Law 111". <o:p></o:p>At
the end of the trial, the Community Tribunal delivered judgment in favour of
the Appellants as follows:— <o:p></o:p>"the Plaintiffs having failed to
prove their case to the satisfaction of the court, the irresistible conclusion
is that their claims fail and same ought to be dismissed with ¢1 million costs.
<o:p></o:p>"On the other hand, we are
satisfied that the properties in contention are self acquired properties of the
late J.K. Bih. The counterclaim is sustained as we think it has been proved to
our satisfaction". <o:p></o:p>Having
so held, the trial Community Tribunal then proceeded to distribute the property
of the Deceased J.K. Bih in accordance with Intestate Succession Law, PNDC Law
111. <o:p></o:p>The
Respondents, herein, therein Plaintiffs, felt aggrieved by the said decision
and successfully appealed against it to the High Court, Sefwi-Wiawso which
allowed the appeal and instead gave judgment in favour of the Respondents on
7th April, 2004. <o:p></o:p>Accordingly,
the High Court, Sefwi-Wiawso delivered itself thus, <o:p></o:p>