MABEL SENYAH vs. DON SENYAH [2016]DLCA5299

Date	2016-05-12
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/223/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA5299

P.K. GYAESAYOR J.A (PRESIDING)

IRENE CHARITY LARBI (MRS) J.A

MABEL AGYEMANG (MRS) J.A

LONGINUS CHINEDU NWAEHIE (FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)

MARILYN BORDE-KUOFIE (FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)

[2016]DLCA5299
																																						<div class="restriction-wrapper">
														<div class="container-lg">
															<div class="row">
																<div class="col-md-12 restricted-content">
																	<div class="restricted-content-img-wrapper">
																		<div class="lock-icon bounce-7">
																			<img class=""
																				src="https://www.dennislawgh.com/dl-assets/dl-images/lock-content.png"
																				alt="Subscription based content">
																		</div>
																	</div>
																	 
																		<a href="https://www.dennislawgh.com/login"
																		class="btn btn-primary btn-lg"
																		style="font-family: 'open sans'; text-transform: capitalize; border-radius: 8px"> 
																		Login to Read Full Case </a>
																	 
																	
																</div>
															</div>
														</div>
													</div>
													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MABEL SENYAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>DON SENYAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<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;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">

CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/223/2015&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: 12TH
MAY, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>LONGINUS
CHINEDU NWAEHIE (FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">

MARILYN
BORDE-KUOFIE (FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<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;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">

P.K.
GYAESAYOR J.A (PRESIDING), IRENE CHARITY LARBI (MRS) J.A, MABEL AGYEMANG (MRS)
J.A<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">

JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>IRENE CHARITY LARBI&nbsp; J.A.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Californian FB&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Californian FB&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Californian FB&quot;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Plaintiff is the widow of Frank Baah
Senyah (deceased) who died intestate
on 16th June, 2008 in the United States of America.&nbsp; The Plaintiff was married to the deceased
under Customary Law and lived in the house located at B.605/12, Odorkor for ten
(10) years until the demise of the said Frank Baah Senyah. <o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Californian FB&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Californian FB&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Californian FB&quot;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;
The late Frank Baah Senya had three
children with his previous wife who pre-deceased him.&nbsp; The children are, Adjoa Senyah aged 31 years,
Cindy Senyah aged 27 years and Donald Senyah aged 24 years.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It is the case of the Plaintiff that the
Defendant, a younger brother of the deceased has been unwilling and reluctant
in joining the Plaintiff to apply for Letters of Administration to administer
the estate of the late Frank Baah Senyah and that the Defendant, who doubles as
the Head of family, is intermeddling in the estate of the deceased. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Californian FB&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Californian FB&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Californian FB&quot;">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Plaintiff avers that, her late husband
was not only an Executive Director of Murfax Concrete Products Limited but a
shareholder in both Murfax Concrete and Construction Company and Murfax
Petroleum Limited located in Bantama. According to the Plaintiff, the said
companies were owned by the late Frank Baah Senyah and the Defendant as family
companies with other branches as Hi Fabrics Concrete and Construction Limited
located in Tema.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>