[2017]DLHC3931 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:#0C00">ABEDNEGO NII KOJO BINEY</span></b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:#0C00">vs.</span></b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:#0C00">THE DISTRICT MAGISTATRE COURT</span></b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">[HIGH COURT (HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISION 1), ACCRA]</span></b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0cm;"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">SUITNO:HRCM/94/15 </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> DATE:</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> 31</span><sup><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">ST</span></sup><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> JULY, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">COUNSEL:</span></b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> YVONNE AKUFFO ADDO FOR KWAME BOAFO AKUFOFOR THE APPLICANT.</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0cm;"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">NO LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR THE RESPONDENT AND INTERESTED PARTY.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">CORAM</span></b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">:</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">JUSTICE GIFTY AGYEI ADDO, HIGH COURT JUDGE<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top: 1.5pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0cm;"><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">The Applicant originated this action for judicial review in the nature of an order for certiorari to be issued to quash the decision of the District Court, Adjabeng, Accra, dated 23</span><sup><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">rd </span></sup><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">October, 2014, on the grounds of an error patent on the face of the record. Per the supporting affidavit to the application as well as the statement of case of the Applicant, this is the case of the Applicant:</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">That the Applicant instituted an action against the Interested Party in a suit at the District Court, Adjabeng, Accra, for a declaration of title to property devised in the will of the late Cecilia Osekuo Otoo and for an order for vacant possession. According to the Applicant, judgment was delivered by the District Court on 23</span><sup><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">rd </span></sup><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">October, 2014, presided over by His Worship, Isaac Addo. The Court in the said judgment held that the portion of the property in dispute which was not devised in the said will constitutes family property.</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> The Applicant states in paragraphs 10 of her affidavit in support of the present application that the presiding Magistrate committed a grave error of law apparent on the face of the record in holding that the portion of the property not devised in the will constitutes family property. That the judgment has caused untold hardship and embarrassment to her, for which reason the Applicant seeks the following reliefs:</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initia