[2016]DLHC16224 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:55.45pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%;tab-stops:259.05pt 367.05pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:259.05pt 367.05pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:259.05pt 367.05pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">FAUSTINA NETTEY & ORS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:259.05pt 367.05pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.1pt">(PLAINTIFF)</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:259.05pt 367.05pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt">vs.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:259.05pt 367.05pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">ROBERT<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>AKAI<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>NETTEY<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>&<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt">ORS</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.25pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:259.05pt 367.05pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.25pt">(</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.1pt">DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:259.05pt 367.05pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">[HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE (COMMERCIAL DIVISION) ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">SUIT NO. <span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt">BFA/84/07 </span></span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; font-size: 10pt;">31</span><sup style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><span style="position:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise: 4.0pt">ST</span></sup><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; font-size: 10pt; position: relative; top: -4pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; font-size: 10pt;">OCTOBER, 2016</span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.05pt;tab-stops:93.05pt 115.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">COUNSEL:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"> <span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.05pt;tab-stops:93.05pt 115.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">BB<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>BAKATTAH<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>FOR PLAINTIFFS<span style="letter-spacing:.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">PRESENT.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <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 style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">BRIGHT<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>AKWETEY<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>WITH<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>YOHODA<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>KOTEY<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>FOR<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>THE DEFENDANTS PRESENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:6.45pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:6.45pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AKUA SARPOMAA AMOAH (MRS.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:5.25pt;text-align:center; border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="margin: 0.05pt 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span>Plaintiffs<span style="letter-spacing: 1.75pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:1.45pt"> </span>their<span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span>writ<span style="letter-spacing:1.75pt"> </span>dated<span style="letter-spacing:1.7pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:1.7pt"> </span>15<sup>th</sup><span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span>day<span style="letter-spacing:1.45pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:1.7pt"> </span>June,<span style="letter-spacing:1.7pt"> </span>2007<span style="letter-spacing:1.7pt"> </span>are<span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span>before<span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing:1.75pt"> </span>Court<span style="letter-spacing:1.7pt"> </span>seeking<span style="letter-spacing:1.6pt"> </span>the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:9.95pt;margin-right:6.45pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:6.95pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 98%"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:98%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">i<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>A declaration by the Court that Letters of Administration in respect of the estate of Joseph Kwei Nettey were granted by the High Court, Accra to the 1<span style="position:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span></span>Defendant on the 5<span style="position:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:1.75pt"> </span></span>of July, 1966 and the said estate had already been distributed.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="margin: 0.4pt 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.25pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:25.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-15.0pt;line-height: 113%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;tab-stops:24.45pt 25.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:113%">ii.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i></b><!--[endif]--><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:113%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">A<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>declaration<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>Court<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>order<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>procured<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt"> </span>1<span style="position:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt">st</span>,<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>2<span style="position:relative; top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt">nd<span style="letter-spacing:.4pt"> </span></span>3<span style="position:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt">rd<span style="letter-spacing:.4pt"> </span></span>,<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>4<span style="position:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span></span>5<span style="position:relative; top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span></span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>6<span style="position:relative; top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span></span>Defendants from the High Court,<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>Accra presided by His Lordship Justice Acquaye by which the 7<span style="position:relative; top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>Defendant was appointed to distribute the estate of Joseph Kwei Nettey according to the Intestate Succession Law, 1985 PNDCL 111 was procured by fraud .<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:10.3pt;margin-right:6.3pt; 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