MRS. COMFORT JOYCE WEREKO-BROBBY, BEN KUFOUR AND DAVID GYAN KUFOUR vs. PETER AGYEI KUFOUR AND BERNARD ASAMOAH KUFOUR [2013]DLCA8111

MRS. COMFORT JOYCE WEREKO-BROBBY, BEN KUFOUR AND DAVID GYAN KUFOUR vs. PETER AG... [2013]DLCA8111

Date	2013-07-26
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/47/12
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA8111

AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING)

IRENE DANQUAH (MRS.) J.A.

TANKO AMADU J.A.

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

[2013]DLCA8111
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MRS.
COMFORT JOYCE WEREKO-BROBBY, BEN KUFOUR AND DAVID GYAN KUFOUR<o:p></o:p>(1ST
DEFENDNAT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>PETER AGYEI KUFOUR AND BERNARD
ASAMOAH KUFOUR<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/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 SUIT NO: H1/47/12&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:
26TH JULY, 2013<o:p></o:p>

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MR.
K. K. SEY FOR THE DEFT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

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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>This
interlocutory appeal has come to us from the ruling of the High Court, Land
Division dated 18th July, 2011 presided over by His Lordship Eric
Baah. The ruling was delivered following upon a motion filed by the defendants
to strike out the writ of summons and statement of claim on the grounds stated
therein with a supporting affidavit.<o:p></o:p>The subject
matter of the suit itself concerned the estate of the late Bernard Mensah
Kufour, Chief of Nkawie in Ashanti.&nbsp; He
died in London on 23rd March 1976 possessed of considerable
properties both in Ghana and United Kingdom.&nbsp;
From the endorsement and the statement of claim of the plaintiff, the deceased
left behind two wills – &nbsp;a Ghana will
dated 10th October 1964 and a London will dated 16th
October 1964. It appeared from the face of the pleadings that the defendants
were dealing with certain properties of the deceased on the basis of the
probate granted them on the Ghana will.&nbsp;
The plaintiffs questioned the existence and the validity of the Ghana
will in view of the London will which was later in time.<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiffs by their writ of summons sought several declaratory reliefs but
principally that;-<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the late
Bernard Mensah Kufour’s will executed in England on 16th day of
October 1964 was his true and last will.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that by reason
of the two search results from this Honourable court, the late Bernard Mensah
Kufour did not execute or deposit any will in the Registry of this Honourable court
nor was&nbsp; any said will of the deceased purportedly
executed on the 9th day of May 129964 admitted to probate by this
Honourable court.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the
purported Ghana will of Bernard Mensah Kufour which was purportedly executed by
him on the 9th of may, 1964 in as far as it does not carry his
signature and the signatures of the two witnesses to the will is null, void and
of no effect/ or in the alternative a declaration that the purported Ghana will
of the deceased purportedly executed by him on 9th day of may 1964,
even if it exists is not his true and last will by reason of the deceased’s
last will dated 16th day of October, 1964.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that by reason
of the purported Ghana will of the deceased being null and void or not being
his true last will, any distribution of the deceased’s estate in Ghana is null
and void and for that reason the estate of the deceased in Ghana is falls (si</main>