THE ESTATE OF GIDEON ADOFO-KORANTENG BRIDGET ADOFO-KORANTENG vs. EDWIN EFFAH & 6 ORS [2016]DLCA7989

THE ESTATE OF GIDEON ADOFO-KORANTENG BRIDGET ADOFO-KORANTENG vs. EDWIN EFFAH & 6... [2016]DLCA7989

Date	2016-04-14
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/34/15
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA7989

KANYOKE J.A. (PRESIDING)

LARBI (MRS) J.A.

WELBOURNE (MRS) J.A.

EDWARD OPPONG FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

GORDON KOMLA ATSYOR FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2016]DLCA7989
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE
ESTATE OF GIDEON ADOFO-KORANTENG<o:p></o:p>BRIDGET
ADOFO-KORANTENG<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EDWIN EFFAH &amp; 6 ORS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<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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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. H1/34/15&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:&nbsp; 14TH APRIL, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>EDWARD OPPONG FOR 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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GORDON KOMLA ATSYOR FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>WELBOURNE (MRS), J.A.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This
is an appeal against the ruling of the High Court dated 28th June
2015. The Appellant in this appeal is Mrs. Bridget Adofo–Koranteng whilst the
Respondents are the Executors and five (5) children of the late Gideon Adofo -
Koranteng.<o:p></o:p>The
Appellant, Bridget Adofo-Koranteng who is the surviving spouse of the late
Gideon Adofo-Koranteng is seeking the intervention of the court for an order of
reasonable provision for herself and of her child from the estate of her late
husband under Article 22 and 28 of the 1992 Constitution and Section 13 of the
Wills Act, Act 360. She further prayed the court to order that the three Storey
building at Frafraha be given to her and her seven year old daughter, Anita
Adofo-Koranteng.<o:p></o:p>The
late Gideon Adofo-Koranteng was a retired Chief Inspector of the Ghana Police
Service who died testate on 21st June, 2014 and is survived by a
wife and six children. <o:p></o:p>The
Will of the Testator is dated 20th
June, 2014 made a day before he died. Probate of the Will was granted by
the High Court on 30th
September, 2014. There was no objection or caveat by anyone.<o:p></o:p>Thereafter,
the Plaintiff (hereinafter described as the Appellant) applied for the
following:<o:p></o:p>To
vary the disposition in the Will and give the Frafraha property to her and
Anita Adofo-Koranteng and the death benefits with Ghana Police Service and Bank
Accounts in the following ratio:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
30% to surviving spouse.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
40% to Anita
Adofo-Koranteng.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
30% to other 5 children.<o:p></o:p>Also
a Mercedes Benz car and other clothes be given to her and the property at
Nkawkaw be given to the other children. The Appellant later amended the ratio
of distribution of the Ghana Police Service Death Benefits by filing a
supplementary affidavit that sought for 30% to the surviving spouse, 60 % to
Anita and 10% to the rest of the children.<o:p></o:p>After
considering the arguments of both sides, on 29th June, 2015, the
High Court dismissed the application. At pages 42-44 of the Record of Appea</main>