PETER AGYEI KUFUOR, BERNARD ASAMOAH KUFUOR AND BRENDA SERWAA KUFUOR vs. BEN KWESI KUFUOR AND EBELING LIMITED [2011]DLHC7945

PETER AGYEI KUFUOR, BERNARD ASAMOAH KUFUOR AND BRENDA SERWAA KUFUOR vs. BEN KWE... [2011]DLHC7945

Date	2011-03-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BFA 65/201
Citation No.	[2011]DLHC7945

JUSTICE C. J. HONYENUGA J.A. SITTING AS AN ADDITIONAL HIGH COURT JUDGE

[2011]DLHC7945
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >PETER AGYEI
KUFUOR, BERNARD ASAMOAH KUFUOR AND BRENDA SERWAA KUFUOR<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>BEN KWESI KUFUOR AND EBELING LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT
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SUIT
NO. BFA 65/201&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; &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: 24TH MARCH, 2011<o:p></o:p>

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JUSTICE
C. J. HONYENUGA J.A. SITTING AS AN ADDITIONAL HIGH COURT JUDGE<o:p></o:p>

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</div>On the 14th day of December 2010, the plaintiffs
took out a writ of summons against the Defendants jointly and severally for the
following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p>“a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the late Bernard Mensah Kufuor who died on
the 23rd day of March, 1976 in London, England died possessed of
land which is described by a conveyance executed between the Government of
Ghana and him dated the 19th day of August, 1996, stamped as AC
7055/66 and registered at the Lands Registry as No. 81/1967 as “All that piece
or parcel of land known as Plot No. 42 Containing an approximate area of 1.00
acre situate, lying and being at Switchback Road Residential Area layout in
Accra in the Greater Accra Region in the Republic of Ghana with the uncompleted
building thereon which piece of land is more particularly delineated on the
attached site plan and thereon edged pink”.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that 1st defendant, the late
Christian Antwi Agyei Kufuor and 3rd plaintiff, either acting
jointly or severally were and are not the personal representatives of the late
Bernard Mensah Kufuor to have applied to the High Court, Kumasi for the grant
of letters of administration in respect of the estate of the deceased.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that 3rd plaintiff either acting
severally or jointly with the 1st defendant and the late Christian
Antwi Agyei Kufuor never applied to the High Court Kumasi for the grant of
letters of administration in respect of the estate of the late Bernard Mensah
Kufuor.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the letters of administration in respect
of the estate of Bernard Mensah Kufuor purportedly obtained by 1st
defendant of late Christian Antwi Agyei Kufuor and 3rd plaintiff on
18th day of January 1993 were obtained pursuant to the Intestate Succession
Law, PNDCL 111 though the deceased died before the said law was enacted or the
Probate and Administration Act 1961, Act 63 as amended.<o:p></o:p>e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that by section 6 and 7 of the Probate and
Administration Rules, 1991 (L.I. 1515) which was then applicable to probate and
administration of estate causes and matters in the High Court the Surviving
spouse of the deceased, surviving children, surviving parents inter alia and in
that order had priority died intestate after the enactment of PNDCL 111 or
where the deceased was named under Cap 127, or his estate governed by customary
law to be granted the letters of administration in respect of the estate of the
late Bernard Mensah Kufuor.<o:p></o:p>f.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order that the letters of administration in respect of
the estate of the late Bernard Mensah Kufuor, the late Christian Antwi Agyei
Kufuor and 3rd plaintiff at the direction of the 1st
defendant is null and void and of no effect whatsoever by reason of the fact
that none of the aforementioned were the lawful personal representative and
further by reason of (c) above.<o:p></o:p>g.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the 1st defendant, the late
Christian Antwi Agyei Kufuor and 3rd plaintiff were never appointed
and/or made beneficial owners of the land as described in (a) above.<o:p></o:p>h. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the land as described in (a) above, not
having been vested in 1st defendant, the late Christian An</main>