NII PAUL AYITEY TETTEH SUB ARTHUR HAMMOND, TETTEH QUARCOO, vs. B.A. QUARCOO, JAFRO MENSAH LARKAI [2009]DLSC2718

NII PAUL AYITEY TETTEH SUB ARTHUR HAMMOND, TETTEH QUARCOO, vs. B.A. QUARCOO, JAF... [2009]DLSC2718

Date	2009-05-06
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/22/2008
Citation No.	[2009]DLSC2718

ATUGUBA J.S.C (PRESIDING)

DATE-BAH J.S.C.

ANSAH J.S.C.

ADINYIRA J.S.C.

OWUSU J.S.C.

JAMES AHENKORAH FOR JAFRO MENSAH LARKAI THE APPELLANT.

NATHANIEL MYERS FOR ARTHUR HAMMOND TETTEH QUARCOO AND FOR ONAMROKOR ADAIN FAMILY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.

MRS. M. Y. ACHIAMPONG FOR JUSTICE AYAA CUDJOE THE 2ND RESPONDENT

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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NII PAUL AYITEY TETTEH SUB ARTHUR HAMMOND, TETTEH QUARCOO,<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>B.A. QUARCOO, JAFRO MENSAH LARKAI<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME
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CIVIL
APPEAL NO. J4/22/2008&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 6TH MAY,
2009.<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>JAMES
AHENKORAH FOR JAFRO MENSAH LARKAI, THE APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>NATHANIEL
MYERS FOR ARTHUR HAMMOND TETTEH QUARCOO AND FOR ONAMROKOR ADAIN FAMILY, THE 1ST
RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MRS.
M. Y. ACHIAMPONG FOR JUSTICE AYAA CUDJOE, THE 2ND RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ATUGUBA
J.S.C (PRESIDING), DATE-BAH J.S.C., ANSAH J.S.C., ADINYIRA J.S.C., OWUSU J.S.C.<o:p></o:p>

</div>J U D G M E N T<o:p></o:p>ATUGUBA
J.S.C.:-<o:p></o:p>In
this consolidated suit the plaintiff in the first suit no. F2453/2002 sued as
per the indorsement on the writ “for HIMSELF&nbsp;&nbsp;
AND AS THE HEAD OF ONAMROKO ADAIN FAMILY HOUSE NO. 146 AVENOR – ACCRA<o:p></o:p>V.<o:p></o:p>1.
B.A. QUARCOO H/NO. 24 OKATEI - NETTEY<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STREET, KORLE WORKO – ACCRA<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp; JAFRO LARKAI<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; H/NO. 23 DOMIABRA STREET<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KOTOBABI – ACCRA”<o:p></o:p>Claiming
<o:p></o:p>“a.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration that the Plaintiff has been Head of Family of Onamrokor
Adain family since 1994 and has remained same to date.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;b. Perpetual injunction against the
Defendants, from upholding themselves as Head and Assistant Head of the
Onamrokor – Adain family.<o:p></o:p>c.Declaration that by the Court of Appeal’s
judgment of 16/12/80 the Defendant is estopped from ever contesting the
Headship of the family of Onamrokor – Adain.<o:p></o:p>d. General damages for personal injury
done to the Plaintiff as a result of the activities of the Defendants in
relation to the Headship of the family since the beginning of this year i.e.
2002.<o:p></o:p>e. Publication by the Defendants in
all newspapers in country and sending of circulars to all the relevant official
and customary authorities denying their earlier publications and withdrawing
same.<o:p></o:p>f. Costs.”<o:p></o:p>The
second writ is intituled BFA31/2005 “B.A. QUARCOO &amp; JAFRO MENSAH LARKAI,
suing for and on behalf of the Onamrokor – Adain Family of Accra as plaintiffs
versus (1) ARTHUR HAMMOND TETTEH QUARCOO and (2) JUSTICE AYAA CUDJOE as
defendants” claiming<o:p></o:p>“&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.&nbsp; An
Injunction to restrain the defendants by themselves, their servants, assigns or&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; agents, or otherwise howsoever, from installing
a chief at Dome and&nbsp;&nbsp; burying Paul Ayitey
Tetteh (Deceased) at the cemetery reserved for the substantive head of the
Onamroko Adain family of Accra<o:p></o:p>Costs<o:p></o:p>Any
other reliefs that this Honourable Court may deem fit<o:p></o:p>Dated
this 13th day&nbsp; of&nbsp; January&nbsp;
2005, at Okona Chambers, Accra.”(e.s)<o:p></o:p>The
Grounds Of Appeal<o:p></o:p>This
appeal emanates from the 2nd plaintiff/appellant/appellant in the second of the
said two consolidated suits, the 1st plaintiff having died.&nbsp; His grounds of appeal are as follows:<o:p></o:p>“ (i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Having held that the action which was
instituted by Paul Ayitey Tetteh was a personal one which did not survive his
death, the Court of Appeal erred in not holding further that B.A. Quarcoo and
Jafro Mensah Larkai thereby became free to manage and control affairs of the
family in the respective capacities they had been appointed to in the family on
account of which Paul Ayitey Tetteh took action against them.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>(ii)&nbsp;
Since the defendants in that second suit do not occupy any traditional
positions within the Onamrokor Adain Family it was wrong for the Court of
Appeal to hold that Paul Ayitey Tetteh could be buried by them as head of that
family against objection by the family led by B.A. Quarcoo a</main>