LOUIS HANTO (SUING AS CUSTOMARY SUCCESSOR AND HEAD OF FAMILY FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE HANTO FAMILY) (PLFF/APPELLANT) vs. IDA HANTO (1ST DEFENDANT) ALHAJI RASHID MUMUNI, ABDUL HAMID MUMUNI, BARAKA MUMUNI AND ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF ALHAJI MUMUNI ABDUL OLDMAN (DECEASED) [2013]DLCA8102

LOUIS HANTO (SUING AS CUSTOMARY SUCCESSOR AND HEAD OF FAMILY FOR AND ON BEHALF O... [2013]DLCA8102

Date	2013-07-26
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/50/2013
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA8102

AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING)

IRENE DANQUAH (MRS.) J.A.

TANKO AMADU J.A.

MR. K. K. SEY FOR THE DEFT/APPELLANT

MR. K. ADDO ATUAH FOR THE PLT/RESPONDENT

[2013]DLCA8102
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >LOUIS HANTO (SUING AS CUSTOMARY SUCCESSOR AND HEAD OF FAMILY FOR AND ON
BEHALF OF THE HANTO FAMILY)<o:p></o:p>(PLFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>IDA HANTO<o:p></o:p>(1ST
DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>ALHAJI RASHID MUMUNI, ABDUL HAMID MUMUNI, BARAKA MUMUNI AND ADMINISTRATORS
OF THE ESTATE OF ALHAJI MUMUNI ABDUL OLDMAN (DECEASED)<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/ RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
KUMASI]<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.: H1/50/2013&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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26TH JULY, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL.<o:p></o:p>MR.
K. K. SEY FOR THE DEFT/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.
K. ADDO ATUAH FOR THE PLT/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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AYEBI
J.A. (PRESIDING), IRENE DANQUAH (MRS.) J.A., TANKO AMADU J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>AYEBI J.A.<o:p></o:p>The subject-matter of this appeal is House No.ZE
187, Alabar-Kumasi.&nbsp; The trial judge
dismissed the plaintiff/appellant’s prayer for a declaration that, the house is
the property of the Hanto family but upheld the counter-claim of the 2nd
to 4th defendants.&nbsp; Aggrieved
by the decision of the trial High Court, the plaintiff has appealed to this
court.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The claim of the plaintiff/appellant at the High
Court is for:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that H/No.ZE187, Alabar-Kumasi is a family property.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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declaration that the purported sale of the said house by 1st
defendant to one Alhaji Mumuni Adul Oldman (deceased) is null and void and of
no effect.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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declaration that 1st defendant herein has no authority to sell
family property without the consent and concurrence of other family members.<o:p></o:p>4.