AKUA MARFOA vs. MARGARET AKOSUA AGYEIWAA [2016]DLSC5612

Date	2016-11-19
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: J4/42/2012
Citation No.	[2016]DLSC5612

BAFFOE - BONNIE JSC (PRESIDING)

AKOTO – BAMFO (MRS) JSC

BENIN JSC

APPAU JSC

PWAMANG JSC

FRANK DONKOR FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.

HARUNA MAAMAH WITH HIM JERRY JOHN ASIEDU FOR THE DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT/ RESPONDENT.

[2016]DLSC5612
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AKUA MARFOA<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MARGARET AKOSUA AGYEIWAA<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, 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 NO: J4/42/2012&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: 19TH
NOVEMBER, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>FRANK DONKOR FOR THE
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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HARUNA
MAAMAH WITH HIM JERRY JOHN ASIEDU FOR THE DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT/ RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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BAFFOE
- BONNIE JSC (PRESIDING), AKOTO – BAMFO (MRS) JSC, BENIN JSC, APPAU JSC,
PWAMANG JSC&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC: <o:p></o:p>This is an appeal by the Appellant/
Respondent/ Appellant (hereinafter, Appellant) against the decision of the
Court of Appeal, allowing the appeal from the judgment of the High Court in
Accra, dated the 25th day of February, 2006. &nbsp;The judgment against which this appeal is
brought was delivered on 31st March 2006. <o:p></o:p>The facts are fairly simple and
generally uncontroverted.<o:p></o:p>The Appellant and the Respondent were
both married to the late George Asare Ntim who died testate on 15th
July, 1995. The will of the deceased was read in 1995. Under the will, the
testator gave the respondent and her six children, jointly, a house at Mateheko
in Accra known as Number B262/15 West Abossey Okai; two thirds of his farm at
Odwaa near Akokoaso and a portion of his house also at Odwaa. The testator also
gave three rooms in his house at Odwaa and a third of his farm at Odwaa to his
three children which he had with the appellant. The testator did not make any
provision for the appellant under his will.<o:p></o:p>The executors that were named in the
will renounced their right to executorship. On 10th June, 2002,
Letters of Administration with Will annexed, was granted by the High Court to
the respondent. The appellant took an action by originating summons&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;to
the High Court on 6th July, 2002 for reasonable provision out of the
estate of the testator. The High Court granted the application and made the
following orders:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
One
plot of the Testator’s land known as House Number B262/15, West Abossey Okai,
Accra.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
One
room in the house of the testator at Odwaa near Akokoaso for life.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">3)