WILFRED O. K. NSIAH AND SOLOMON K. NSIAH vs. HUMPHREY O. NSIAH AND THEOPHILUS K. NSIAH [2017]DLHC16567

WILFRED O. K. NSIAH AND SOLOMON K. NSIAH vs. HUMPHREY O. NSIAH AND THEOPHILUS K.... [2017]DLHC16567

Date	2017-07-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BFA/148/2010
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC16567

HIS LORDSHIP K. A. GYIMAH

ROBERT YARTEY FOR PLAINTIFFS

JOHN F. APPIAH FOR DEFENDANTS

[2017]DLHC16567
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >WILFRED O. K. NSIAH AND
SOLOMON K. NSIAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>HUMPHREY O. NSIAH AND
THEOPHILUS K. NSIAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o: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;">

SUIT NO. BFA/148/2010&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:
21ST&nbsp;JULY 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>ROBERT
YARTEY FOR PLAINTIFFS,<o:p></o: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;">

</div>CORAM<o:p></o: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;">

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

</div>Introduction<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The late Emmanuel Oteng Nsiah died on 5th
December 1983 and supposedly left behind a will dated 13th October 1974.&nbsp; The will was, upon an application made by the
plaintiffs to the High Court Registrar, read on 29th January 2010 –
about 27 years after the death of the testator.&nbsp;
The plaintiffs applied for Letters of Administration with will annexed
on 2nd March 2010 because at that time the executors named in the
will had all passed on.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The defendants caveated against the
grant of the Letters of Administration to the plaintiffs alleging among others
that the signature on the will was not the signature of their deceased father
and further that the will was not executed in accordance with the Wills Act,
1971 (Act 360).&nbsp; The court differently
constituted therefore ordered the plaintiffs to prove the Will in solemn
form.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Plaintiffs’
claim<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The plaintiffs issued a writ on 20th
July 2010 and claimed the following reliefs against the defendants:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;i.<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-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for the defendants to remove
the caveat.<o:p></o:p>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-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Award
punitive cost against the defendants.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Defendants’
Case<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;In the defendants’ Statement of defence
filed on 25th November 2010, the defendants averred amongst others
that the said will is not the will of their deceased father and as such they
put the plaintiffs to strict proof of the will in solemn form.&nbsp; The defendants averred that the will was not
signed by their late father as there is no witness who saw their father signing
the will.&nbsp; They further aver that the
plaintiffs fabricated the said will in order to deprive the other siblings of
their share in their dec</main>