PATRICK ANKOMAYI & 1 OR vs. HANNA BUCKMAN & 3 ORS [2010]DLHC4351

Date	2010-06-18
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BFA/44/2007
Citation No.	[2010]DLHC4351

KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MR. AKWASI BOSOMPEM FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

MR. JOSEPH TURKSON FOR THE 1ST 2ND AND 3RD DEFENDANTS

4TH DEFENDANT APPEARS IN PERSON

[2010]DLHC4351
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">PATRICK
ANKOMAYI &amp; 1 OR<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>HANNA BUCKMAN &amp; 3 ORS <o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (INDUSTRIAL/LABOUR
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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SUIT NO.
BFA/44/2007&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;&nbsp;DATE: 18TH JUNE, 2010 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR.
AKWASI BOSOMPEM FOR THE PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p>MR.
JOSEPH TURKSON FOR THE 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD
DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</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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KWABENA
ASUMAN-ADU, JUSTICE
OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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

</div>The Plaintiffs issued out writ of summons against
the Defendants on 13th February 2007. They however, filed an amended
writ of summons and statement of claim on 29th June 2009 pursuant to
this court’s order of 24th June 2009 claiming as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that the late Kojo Amoah in his life time told Plaintiffs and his
family, both immediate and extended that in appreciation of the financial
assistance towards the putting up of H/no.B455/21 North Kaneshie by the late
mother of the Plaintiffs, the said house should be given to Plaintiffs upon his
demise.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order directed
at the defendant to vest H/No.B445/21 to the Plaintiffs in accordance with the
wishes and directives of the late Kojo Amoah.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The first, second and third Defendants have denied
that the Plaintiffs are entitled to their claim while the 4th Defendant
has admitted that they are entitled to their claim. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Plaintiffs’ case is that they are a brother and
sister and the late Kojo Amoah who died intestate on 12th June 1999
was their uncle. The Defendants are the Administratrixes and Administrators of
the Estate of the Late Kojo Amoah. They aver that their late mother who was the
uterine sister of the Late Kojo Amoah died when the first Plaintiff was about
ten years old and the second plaintiff six years old.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>They go on to aver that on the death of their
mother, the late Kojo Amoah customarily adopted them and brought them to live
with him at Fadama, Accra. They claim that they lived with the deceased and
served him in all capacities as done to a father and he in turn took care of
them in the manner expected of a father. They stayed with him in H/No.B455/21
North Kaneshie. The late Kojo Amoah saw them through school and sent the 1st
Plaintiff to EMIT Electronics School, in Accra. After 2 years at EMIT School,
the late Kojo Amoah made him stop school due to some financial difficulties he
was encountering and asked him to join and assist him in his business of
trading in traditional medicines. He therefor</main>