HARRIET MORRISON NEE (BAAH) AND CHARLES CANTAMANTO BAAH (JNR) (PLFFS/APPELLANTS) vs. REGISTERED TRUSTEES, VICTORY BIBLE CHURCH (1ST DEFT/RESPONDENT) CHIEF REGISTRAR (2ND DEFENDANT) PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LATE CECILIA MORKOR BAAH (3RD DEFENDANT) [2012]DLCA7900

HARRIET MORRISON NEE (BAAH) AND CHARLES CANTAMANTO BAAH (JNR) (PLFFS/APPELLANTS)... [2012]DLCA7900

Date	2012-04-20
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/28/2011
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA7900

MARFUL-SAU J.A. (PRESIDING)

AYEBI J.A.

HONYENUGA J.A.

MR. RICHARD TWUMASI ANKRAH FOR THE PLTS/APPELLANTS

NANA AMA AMPONSAHFOR THE DEFT/RESPONDENT

[2012]DLCA7900
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >HARRIET MORRISON NEE (BAAH) AND CHARLES CANTAMANTO BAAH (JNR)<o:p></o:p>(PLFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>REGISTERED TRUSTEES, VICTORY BIBLE CHURCH<o:p></o:p>(1ST DEFT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>CHIEF REGISTRAR<o:p></o:p>(2ND DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LATE CECILIA MORKOR BAAH<o:p></o:p>(3RD
DEFENDANT)<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.:&nbsp; H1/28/2011&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE:
20TH APRIL, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
RICHARD TWUMASI ANKRAH FOR THE PLTS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NANA
AMA AMPONSAHFOR THE DEFT/RESPONDENT<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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MARFUL-SAU J.A. (PRESIDING), AYEBI J.A., HONYENUGA
J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>AYEBI J.A.<o:p></o:p>In this appeal the plaintiffs/appellants are
praying this court to set aside the ruling of the High Court dated 10th
March 2010 against them.&nbsp; In that ruling,
the High Court upheld the 1st defendant/respondent’s application to
dismiss the suit under Order 11 r.18 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules,
2004 (C.I. 47) and under the inherent jurisdiction of the court.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In the suit itself the appellants by way of
summary, claim the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration of ownership or title to their father’s property situated at
Awoshie popularly referred to as Baah Yard.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp; A declaration that the 1st defendant is
estopped from denying their title and rights to the said properties.<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order setting aside the terms of settlement executed between 2nd
plaintiff and 1st defendant on 8th April 2009 on the
grounds of shoddy and incompetent preparation, inadequate consideration and
undue influence and unconscionability.<o:p></o:p>(d)&nbsp; An order that the parties enter into a new
settlement on terms different from the old one, <o:p></o:p>Or<o:p></o:p>