[2016]DLCA8436 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">JULIANA ANTWI AGYEI (MRS)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">MADAM ADWOA MANU (DECEASED), SUBSTITUTED BY AKUA MANU AND 2 ORS (SUIT NO LS.68/95)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">AND<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">MADAM ADWOA MANU (DECEASED), SUBSTITUTED BY AKUA MANU<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">DR. MATTHEW KOFI KYEI (SUIT NO. 1/98)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">AND<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">KWABENA OWUSU ANSAH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">MRS JULIANA ANTWI AGYEI PER HER LAWFUL ATTORNEY MICHAEL KWABENA AGYEMANG (SUIT NO. CS.212/99) [CONSOLIDATED]<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-language: EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">CIVIL MOTION NO: H3/166/16 </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language:EN-US">DATE: </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">26<sup>TH</sup> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-language:EN-US">OCT, 2016</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri">OBENG MANU JUNIOR, ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANTS;<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri">ANTHONY MMIEH ESQ. FOR THE RESPONDENT</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-fareast-language:EN-US">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">E. K. AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING), G. TORKORNOO (MRS) J.A., A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) J.A.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-language: EN-US"> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;tab-stops:190.7pt"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">DOMAKYAAREH (MRS),J. A.</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent: 0cm;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">This Ruling is in respect of a Motion on Notice for Stay of Execution filed on 6<sup>th</sup> June 2016 by Counsel for on behalf of the Appellants/Applicants herein.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The suit itself was a consolidated case of three separate actions, all arising out of the administration of the estate of Samuel Antwi Agyei who died intestate, and in the main concerning House No. Plot 14 C Block D, Breman Kumasi.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">At the end of the trial of the three consolidated cases judgment was given on 6<sup>th</sup> June 2008 at the High Court, Kumasi in favour of Mrs Juliana Antwi Agyei who was the plaintiff in the 1<sup>st</sup> suit and the defendant in the third suit while the action in the second suit was dismissed. The judgment granted a Declaration of title to and recovery of possession of a building plot with a dwelling house thereon numbered Plot 14 C Block D, Breman, Kumasi Ashanti and an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants and their privies, agents, successors etc. from interfering in the plaintiffs (Mrs Juliana Antwi Agyei’s) ownership and possession of the said house.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:0cm;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN