HANNA KWARTENG SUBSTITUTED BY KWADWO OPPONG vs. ADWOA TIWAA ADWOA FOSUAAH [2015]DLCA8298

Date	2015-05-27
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL:NO: H1/53/2014
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8298

E. K. AYEBI (PRESIDING) JA

IRENE C. LARBI (MRS.) JA

I. O. TANKO AMADU JA

MR. ADOMAKO KWAKYE FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

MR. OBENG MANU JNR. FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2015]DLCA8298
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >HANNA KWARTENG SUBSTITUTED BY KWADWO OPPONG<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>ADWOA TIWAA<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>(1ST DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>ADWOA FOSUAAH<o:p></o:p>(2ND
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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: H1/53/2014&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 27TH MAY, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. ADOMAKO KWAKYE FOR THE PLAINTIFF/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. OBENG MANU JNR.
FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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E. K. AYEBI (PRESIDING)
JA, IRENE C. LARBI (MRS.) JA, I. O. TANKO AMADU JA<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>AYEBI, J.A:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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text-indent:-.55pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:21.3pt">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This appeal emanated from
the judgment of the High Court, Kumasi dated 25th October,
2013.&nbsp; The subject-matter of the dispute
between the parties is H/No. OTB 141, Adum-Kumas.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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The two defendants herein
are uterine sisters.&nbsp; Their brother of
the same womb was Frank Oppong Bediako @ Kwaku Forkuo, since deceased.&nbsp; This Kwaku Forkuo was the husband of the
original plaintiff, Hanna Kwarteng.&nbsp; The
uncle of three siblings that is the two defendants and Kwaku Forkuo was Opanin
Kwadwo Oppong.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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According to Exhibit B, the
deed of assignment executed in 1972 in the name of Kwaku Forkuo, although it
was actually acquired by Opanin Kwadwo Oppong, the property remained so in the
name of Kwaku Forkuo until his death in 2000.&nbsp;
His uncle Opanin Kwadwo Oppon died in 1985 testate but he never
mentioned this property in his last will and testament.&nbsp; In the will, he made his sister Akua Amoah
mother of defendants and Forkuo the residuary legatee.&nbsp; Akua Amoah also died in 1996 testate but she
also never mentioned this property in her Will.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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