ABLA AGBEVIADEY (APPLICANT) vs. KWASIVI AGBEVIADEY AND KWASI AGBEVIADEY (RESPONDENTS) [2011]DLHC7072

ABLA AGBEVIADEY (APPLICANT) vs. KWASIVI AGBEVIADEY AND KWASI AGBEVIADEY (RESPOND... [2011]DLHC7072

Date	2011-10-18
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BFA 69/07
Citation No.	[2011]DLHC7072

HIS LORDSHIP MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMED NABON

[2011]DLHC7072
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ABLA AGBEVIADEY<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>KWASIVI AGBEVIADEY AND KWASI AGBEVIADEY<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[HIGH COURT, 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. BFA 69/07&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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OCTOBER, 2011<o:p></o:p>

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HIS LORDSHIP MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMED
NABON<o:p></o:p>

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</div>The
plaintiffs claim against the defendants is for: <o:p></o:p>(1)
An order for an account of all the monies they have received from the estate of
the late Kwame Agbeviadey from 1998 to date. <o:p></o:p>(2)
An order for the distribution of the estate of the late Kwame Agbeviadey among
his children. <o:p></o:p>(3)
Such further or other orders as the court may deem fit. <o:p></o:p>On
31/7/2007 the defendants entered appearance and on 4/8/2008 filed a defence to
the suit and counter claimed for <o:p></o:p>(a)
A declaration of title to house No. C 170/6 Kokomlemle. <o:p></o:p>(b)
Recovery of rent from the plaintiff from June 2003 to date of final
determination of the suit. <o:p></o:p>(c)
Any other reliefs. <o:p></o:p>On
12/6/2009 the plaintiff filed an application for direction and the issues for
determination were as follows:<o:p></o:p>(a) Whether or not the plaintiff is the administratrix
of the estate of the late Kwame Agbeviadey. <o:p></o:p>(b) Whether or not the L. A. in respect of the estate
of the late Kwame Agbeviadey were obtained by the plaintiff fraudulently <o:p></o:p>(c) Whether or not the late Kwame Agbeviadey
distributed his estate during his lifetime. <o:p></o:p>(d) Whether or not the late Kwame Agbeviadey donated
his property to his two sons Kwasi and Yaw. <o:p></o:p>(e) Whether or not the defendants have been intermeddling
with the estate of the late Kwame Agbeviadey. <o:p></o:p>(f) Whether or not the plaintiff is entitled to her
claim. <o:p></o:p>(g) Whether or not the defendants are entitled to their
counter claim. <o:p></o:p>(h) Any other issues arising from the pleading. <o:p></o:p>After
several notices to the defendants to attend court for the hearing to no avail
the court on 7/4/2011 ordered hearing to commence without the defendants. <o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff, on oath told the court she is called Abla Hanu Agnes Agbeviadey. She
lives at Kokomlemle and she is a trader. She knows the defendants. The
defendants are her half-brothers. They hail from the same father but different
mothers. She has a sister of the same mother. <o:p></o:p>Kwame
Agbeviadey is their father and is now deceased. He died in 1998 and was buried
in their home town Agave Hodgeikpota. Their father died possessed of a house at
Kokomlemle and another house at Weija with a piece of land. <o:p></o:p>After
the death of their father it was the 1st defendant who was collecting rents for
both houses at Kokomlemle and at Weija. He</main>