BEATRICE ARYEE, JOEL ARYEE AND DORIS ARYEE vs. KWAKU FREMPONG DEBRAH AND KWAME FREMPONG [2009]DLCA4443

BEATRICE ARYEE, JOEL ARYEE AND DORIS ARYEE vs. KWAKU FREMPONG DEBRAH AND KWAME... [2009]DLCA4443

Date	2009-12-17
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/180/2009
Citation No.	[2009]DLCA4443

ASARE-KORANG JA-PRESIDING

MARFUL-SAU JA

OFOE JA

SIR STEPHEN ASANTE-ANSONG FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANTS

NAA AFALEY DADSON FOR NENE AMEGATCHER FORDEFENDANTS /RESPONDENTS

[2009]DLCA4443
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BEATRICE ARYEE, JOEL ARYEE AND DORIS ARYEE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/ APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KWAKU FREMPONG DEBRAH AND KWAME FREMPONG<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/ RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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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CIVIL
APPEAL SUIT NO:&nbsp; H1/180/2009&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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 DECEMBER, 2009<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>SIR
STEPHEN ASANTE-ANSONG FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NAA
AFALEY DADSON FOR NENE AMEGATCHER&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
FORDEFENDANTS /RESPONDENTS<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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ASARE-KORANG
JA-PRESIDING, MARFUL-SAU JA, OFOE JA<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>MARFUL-SAU
JA;
This appeal is taken from the judgment of the High Court, Koforidua. The
plaintiff/appellants to be referred to as appellants, by their writ of summons claimed
the following reliefs:- <o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">A
 declaration that the devise made in paragraph 4 of the last Will of
 Emmanuel Kwesi Agyei Debrah which affects House No.SDA 143 is void and of
 no effect. <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">A
 declaration that the devise made by Emmanuel Kwesi Agyei Debrah at
 paragraph 6 of his last Will which affects House No. SD/A 140 is illegal,
 void and of no effect.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">A
 declaration that the devise made by Emmanuel Kwesi Agyei Debrah at
 paragraph 3 of his last Will which affects House No. SD/F 16 Koforidua is
 illegal void and of no effect.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">A
 declaration that the devise made by Emmanuel Kwesi Agyei Debrah at
 paragraph 9(ii) of his last Will which affects the farm land at Beposo
 Pole Ase Obuotabiri is illegal, void and of no effect.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">Perpetual
 injunction to restrain the dependants, the beneficiaries under the said
 devise under the said Will, the agents children and all parties who claim any
 interest in the said proportion through them.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>The appellants are the
grand children of the late Mr and Mrs Moses Debrah Snr. Moses Debrah Snr. and
Sophia Debrah were married under the Marriage Ordinance Cap 127 of 1884.
Consequently upon his death his self acquired estate was distributed according
to that law.&nbsp; His survived spouse Sophia
Debrah was given 1/3 of the estate, their eight (8) children had 1/3 and the
remaining 1/3 was given to the immediate family.<o:p></o:p>Later the family sold
their 1/3 share of the estate to Sophia Debrah and her children.&nbsp; Sophia Debrah and Seven (7) of her children
all died intestate, leaving behind Emmanuel Agyei Debrah as the last child to
die and whose last Will is the subject matter of this suit.&nbsp; In his last Will Emmanuel Agyei Debrah devised
and bequeathed to his wife and children the houses he built on the estate that
was granted and acquired by his mother Sophia Debrah and his siblings who had
all died intestate.<o:p></o:p>