GEORGE LUTTERODT & 2 ORS. vs. JACOB DEVEER LUTTERODT & ANOR [2016]DLHC3810

Date	2016-12-22
Suit No.	SUIT NO.TOCC/193/15
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC3810

ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS.) JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

PATRICK NNURO FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

ASANTE KROBEA FOR THE DEFENDANTS.

[2016]DLHC3810
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GEORGE LUTTERODT &amp; 2
ORS.<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>JACOB DEVEER LUTTERODT
&amp; ANOR<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION), KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO.TOCC/193/15&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 22ND
DECEMBER, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>PATRICK NNURO FOR THE
PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ASANTE
KROBEA FOR THE DEFENDANTS.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

ANGELINA
MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS.) JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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</div>This
action was initially commenced at the High Court (General Jurisdiction) on
02/08/2012. It was however transferred to this court by a transfer order under
the hand of the Honourable Chief Justice dated 06/05/2015. Prior to the
transfer of the suit, the parties amended their pleadings on 28/03/2014 and
16/05/2014 respectively.<o:p></o:p>The
reliefs sought by the Plaintiffs as per the endorsement on their writ of
summons are:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the Plaintiffs as
children and acting head of family respectively and the main beneficiaries of
the estate of Joseph Emmanuel Conduah Lutterodt (deceased) are the proper
persons entitled to administer his estate in terms of his last Will.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order revoking the Letters of
Administration with will Annexed in respect of the estate of&nbsp; Emmanuel Conduah Lutterodt granted by the
High Court, Kumasi to the Defendants on 12th &nbsp;August, 2009<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A further declaration that the Defendants
have no right or power to undertake any constructional work in House Number 27,
Mbrom, Kumasi.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of injunction to restrain the
Defendants, their Workmen, servants, agents, assigns and all/or those claiming
through them from undertaking further development of the said Mbrom property.<o:p></o:p>e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Such further Orders as the Honourable Court
may deem fit.<o:p></o:p>THE PLAINTIFFS' CASE<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Plaintiffs' described themselves as
children and nephew/head of family respectively of the late Joseph Emmanuel
Conduah Lutterodt who died on 02/10/1984.&nbsp;
The Defendants have also been described as the Administrators of the
estate of the deceased.&nbsp; It is the Plaintiffs'
case that the Will and Codicil of the Testator were proved in solemn form in a
probate action instituted by Nelly Yacoba Agyeman, a daughter of the Testator,
and their validity affirmed by the High Court. Tw</main>