MESDAMES FAUSTINA PATIENCE CUDJOE, ELIZABETH TWENE AND KWABENA AGYEKUM (PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANT) vs. HARRY AGYEKUM (DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT) [2011]DLCA7912

MESDAMES FAUSTINA PATIENCE CUDJOE, ELIZABETH TWENE AND KWABENA AGYEKUM (PLAINTIF... [2011]DLCA7912

Date	2011-07-21
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/32/2011
Citation No.	[2011]DLCA7912

KANYOKE J.A. (PRESIDING)

KUSI-APPIAH J.A.

OFOE. J.A.

MR. KWAKU G. BAFFOUR FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

MR. GEORGE ESHUN FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2011]DLCA7912
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MESDAMES FAUSTINA PATIENCE CUDJOE, ELIZABETH TWENE AND KWABENA
AGYEKUM<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>HARRY AGYEKUM<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></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 NO. H1/32/2011&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: 21ST JULY, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. KWAKU G. BAFFOUR FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. GEORGE ESHUN FOR
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <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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KANYOKE J.A. (PRESIDING),
KUSI-APPIAH J.A., OFOE. J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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

</div>KUSI-APPIAH, J.A.:&nbsp; This is an appeal from the
decision of the High Court, Accra dated 23rd day of July 2009 in
favour of the defendant now the Respondent against the three plaintiffs now the
Appellants herein.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The plaintiffs/appellant described themselves as the
administrators of the estate of the late William Davies Agyekum
who died on 3rd September, 1985 in Accra.&nbsp; The defendant/respondent is the son of
William Davies Agyekum (deceased) and the occupant of the property known as
H/No. C44/1, Kokomlemle – Accra and which forms part of the estate of the
deceased William Davies Agyekum.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In
this judgment, we shall refer to the parties by their positions in the court
below.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
facts which gave rise to this appeal can be nutshelled as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On
or about the 19th of February 2008, the plaintiff issued a writ of
summons accompanied by a statement of claim against the defendant at the High
Court, Accra claiming the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order compelling the defendant to
immediately vacate the property known as
H/No.C44/1, Kokomlemle, Accra.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual Injunction restraining the
defendant from entering the property known
as H/No. C44/1 Kokomlemle, Accra.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Costs.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In
time, these process(es) were duly served on the defendant who by the court’s
records entered appearance to the action through his solicitor Zoe, Akyea &amp;
Co. on 5th of March 2008 but failed to file defence as required by
the Rules of Court, Order 11 Rule 2 of C.I.47 (see the search certification on
page 12 of the record of appeal).<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Consequently,
the plaintiffs moved for final judgment in defaul</main>