ABRAHAM TETTEH PARDIE AND ASAFOATSE GUANT ADUAH IV vs. ABRAHAM TETTEH KUTOR KONORTEY AND 7 OTHERS [2007]DLHC7075

ABRAHAM TETTEH PARDIE AND ASAFOATSE GUANT ADUAH IV vs. ABRAHAM TETTEH KUTOR KONO... [2007]DLHC7075

Date	2007-12-13
Suit No.	SUIT NO. AC 158/2006
Citation No.	[2007]DLHC7075

VICTOR OFOE J. SITTING AS JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

KWAME AGATI WITH PARKER YARNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFFS.

NANA ADJEI AMPOFO FOR THE 1ST 2ND 3RD AND 4TH DEFENDANTS

NYARKO FOR THE 6TH DEFENDANT. J.A. LARKAI FOR THE 4TH AND 7TH DEFENDANT.

[2007]DLHC7075
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ABRAHAM TETTEH PARDIE AND ASAFOATSE GUANT ADUAH IV<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>ABRAHAM TETTEH KUTOR KONORTEY AND 7 OTHERS<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[HIGH COURT (FAST TRACK/AUTOMATED
DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NO. AC 158/2006&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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YARNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFFS. <o:p></o:p>

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1ST, 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH DEFENDANTS. <o:p></o:p>

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DEFENDANT. J.A. LARKAI FOR THE 4TH AND 7TH DEFENDANT. <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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VICTOR OFOE, J. SITTING AS JUSTICE OF
THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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</div>The
plaintiffs have these long claims against the defendants. <o:p></o:p>"i. A declaration of title in
favour of the Pardie Family of Abekorpe [sic] of all that piece of parcel of
land situated South West of the main road from Dawhenya to Afienya in the
Dangme West District of the Greater Accra Region of the Republic of Ghana and
bounded on the North by Ajumador, Ablekuma and Mateheko Lands and also on the
South by Akpoti and Dawhenya lands and more particularly described in the
schedule hereto attached; <o:p></o:p>ii. (a) A declaration that the letters
of administration granted to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants on 20th May
2004 out of the High Court, Accra in respect of the estate of the late
Asafoatse Teye Guantadua III were obtained by fraud and an order revoking the
said letters of administration; <o:p></o:p>Or in the
alternative <o:p></o:p>(b) A declaration that the
grant of the letters of administration to the 1st, 2nd 3rd and 4th defendants
by the High Court in respect of the estate of the late Asafoatse Teye Guantadua
III only entitled them in law to administer the self-acquired property of the
said Asafoatse Teye Guantadua III and not Abekorpe lands or Ablewankor Clan
lands (if any); <o:p></o:p>iii. A declaration that the vesting assent
dated 15th August 2003 and made between the customary successor and
administrator of Nii Shippi Tettey Kuttor, Djukutse Narh and children, Tettey
Kofi Kuttor and Asafoatse Teye Djuku did not vest the Abekorpe lands or
Ablewankor Clan lands (if any) in the beneficiaries named therein; <o:p></o:p>iv. An order declaring the
registration of the said vesting assent at the Lands Commission, Accra null and
void and of no effect; <o:p></o:p>v. An order directed at the 8th
defendant to expunge the registration of the Abekorpe lands based on the site
plan submitted and all subsequent registrations based on it from its records; <o:p></o:p>vi. An order directed at the 1st, 2nd,
3rd and 4th defendants to produce a true and proper account of all monies
received from the sale and other disposition of Abekorpe lands and upon the
submission of the said account an order directed at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th
defendants to pay to the Pardie Family all monies received by them from the
sale or other disposition of Abekorpe lands; <o:p></o:p>vii. Recovery of possession of any
portion of the land described in the schedule attached hereto which is in the
control, custody or possession of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th
defendants their agents and assigns. <o:p></o:p>viii. A perpetual injunction
restraining the defendants and each of them, by their agents, assigns and
servants from interfering in any way with the Pardie Family's use, quiet
enjoyment or possession of the Abekorpe lands; <o:p></o:p>ix. Damages for trespass against the
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th defendants; <o:p></o:p>x. Costs". <o:p></o:p>