KATE OPUNI TIWAAH AND ABENA ADAMU vs. FELIX OPUNI AGYEI [2015]DLCA5158

Date	2015-04-15
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/06/2013
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA5158

E. K. AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING)

IRENE C. LARBI (MRS.) J.A.

TANKO I. O. AMADU J.A.

SARFO GYAMFI FOR APPELLANT

AUGUSTINA ANANE QUEBAH WITH KWAKU YEBOAH APPIAH & PRECIOUS

AIDOO FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2015]DLCA5158
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KATE OPUNI TIWAAH AND ABENA ADAMU<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>FELIX OPUNI AGYEI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<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: H1/06/2013&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: 15TH APRIL, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>SARFO
GYAMFI FOR APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:
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</div>AYEBI J.A.<o:p></o:p>The judgment in this appeal
should have been delivered on&nbsp;&nbsp; Thursday,
31st July 2014 but for the death of the original
plaintiff/respondent, Felix Opuni Agyei. Now that he had been substituted by
the new head of family Daniel Opuni Duh, we proceed to deliver the
judgment.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This is an
appeal against the judgment of the High Court, Kumasi dated 17th
December 2009.&nbsp; The subject-matter of the
suit is &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; H/No. Plot 7 Block 3,
New Amakom-Kumasi.&nbsp; The house was owned
by the late Samuel Kwame Opuni in his lifetime as his self-acquired property.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The late
plaintiff Felix Opuni Agyei described himself as the head of the immediate
matrilineal family of Nyinampinase and sued in that representative
capacity.&nbsp; The late Samuel Kwame Opuni
hailed from that family.&nbsp; The first
defendant is one of the daughters of the late Samuel Kwame Opuni while the
second defendant is his wife.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The late Samuel
Kwame Opuni lived in the disputed house as his matrimonial home with his wife,
children as well as some family members until he passed away.&nbsp; He also let out portions of the house to
tenants and enjoyed the rent himself.&nbsp;
The defendants, the plaintiff alleged, ejected family members from the
house and took control of it after the death of Samuel Kwame Opuni.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;