ERIC TEI AKWETEY SIAW, DR. DANIEL NARH SIAW AND EMMANUEL THOMAS SEKOU vs. TETTEH SIAW SAPPORE AND NARTEH SIAW SAPPORE [2016]DLCA8559

ERIC TEI AKWETEY SIAW, DR. DANIEL NARH SIAW AND EMMANUEL THOMAS SEKOU vs. TETTE... [2016]DLCA8559

Date	2016-11-24
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/161/16
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA8559

P. K GYAESAYOR JA

IRENE C. LARBI JA (MRS.)

DZAMEFE JA

GEORGE ABORGAH FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

ISAAC OFOSU-BOATENG FOR 2ND & 3RD RESPONDENTS

[2016]DLCA8559
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ERIC TEI AKWETEY SIAW,
DR. DANIEL NARH SIAW AND EMMANUEL THOMAS SEKOU<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/
RESPONDENTS)<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>TETTEH SIAW SAPPORE AND NARTEH SIAW SAPPORE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APELLANTS)<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 SUIT NO: H1/161/16&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:24TH NOV, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>GEORGE
ABORGAH FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ISAAC OFOSU-BOATENG FOR 2ND
&amp; 3RD RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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K GYAESAYOR JA, IRENE C. LARBI JA (MRS.), DZAMEFE JA<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>GYAESAYOR, JA<o:p></o:p>The
parties in this appeal are close relatives belonging to the Siaw Sappore family
of Ada.&nbsp; As a matter of fact the
defendants are true nephews of the first two plaintiffs/respondents who are
brothers to their deceased father.&nbsp; In
the case of the 3rd plaintiff, he is the son of a sister of the
plaintiffs and a sister to the deceased father of the defendants.<o:p></o:p>The
facts leading to this appeal which have defied any attempt of an out of court
settlement arose as a result of the death of Baby Angelina Mamle Siaw- Sappore
a sister to the plaintiffs and aunt to the defendants.<o:p></o:p>Upon
her death intestate, the defendant applied for and obtained Letters of
Administration in respect of her estate alleging that they were her nephews and
had been elected at a family meeting to apply for the said letters.<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff on hearing this did not take kindly to this since they also claimed
that under Ada customary law, because the said sister of theirs, died without a
husband, children or parents, and for that matter they were the lawful persons
entitled to succeed to her and to apply for letters of administration in
respect of her estate.<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff/appellant who shall hereinafter be described as plaintiffs filed a
writ to have the grant set aside.&nbsp; The
writ which was issued on 12-03-09 had the following reliefs endorsed thereon;<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the letters
of administration dated 17th February 2009 granted to the defendants
to administer the estate of Baby Angelina Mamle Siaw-Sappore (deceased) is null
and void.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for the revocation
of the grant of letters of administration dated 17th February 2009
to the defendants to administer the estate of Baby Angelina Mamle Siaw-Sappore (deceased).<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order to restrain the defendants
from holding themselves as administrators of the estate of Baby Angelina Mamle Siaw-Sappore.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>