JOANA NYARKO vs. MAXWELL TETTEH & 2 ORS. [2018]DLCA4939

Date	2018-05-24
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/10/2018
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA4939

OFOE J.A. (PRESIDING)

ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) J.A.

SUURBAAREH J.A.

CHARLES BAWADUAH FOR 3RD DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

KWAME ANSAH YANKYERA FOR 1ST & 2ND DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

EMMANUEL BRIGHT ATOKOH WITH GODWIN KOBLAH ATSYOR FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2018]DLCA4939
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JOANA NYARKO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MAXWELL TETTEH &amp; 2 ORS.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, 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 SUIT NO: H1/10/2018&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: 24TH
MAY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>CHARLES BAWADUAH FOR 3RD
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>KWAME ANSAH YANKYERA FOR 1ST
&amp; 2ND DEFENDANT/APPELLANT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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EMMANUEL
BRIGHT ATOKOH WITH GODWIN KOBLAH ATSYOR FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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OFOE J.A. (PRESIDING), ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) J.A.,
SUURBAAREH J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div><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:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
letter-spacing:-.3pt">SUURBAAREH, J.A.:<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:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;letter-spacing:-.3pt"> <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:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;letter-spacing:-.3pt">This is an
appeal against the judgment of the High Court, Accra (Financial and Economic Division)
dated 9th June, 2016 in which judgment was entered for the
plaintiff/respondent, called respondent hereafter, whilst dismissing the
counterclaims of the defendants/appellants, simply called appellants
hereinafter.<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:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;letter-spacing:-.3pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</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:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;letter-spacing:-.3pt">The facts
giving rise to the action resulting in the present appeal are not in any
dispute.&nbsp; One Samuel Kwabena Afram who
died in 1998, had on 21st March, 1989 made a Will in which he
appointed the 1st appellant and one Daniel Owiredu Baidoo as his
trustees and executors.&nbsp; In the Will, the
testator made certain devises in respect of House No. 229/16, Darkuman
Korkompe, Accra in which the respondent and her children were beneficiaries of
majority of the rooms/stores.&nbsp; As at the
time of his death, Daniel Owiredu Baidoo had died so the 1st
appellant, as the sole surviving executor, applied and obtained probate but was
unable to distribute the estate as a result of a challenge by the 3rd
appellant.<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:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;letter-spacing:-.3pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</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:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;letter-spacing:-.3pt">Not
satisfied with the conduct of the executor, the respondent issued out a writ
against the appellants, claiming the following reliefs:<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:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
letter-spacing:-.3pt">“(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Account of
all the proceeds from the renting of the 13 stores since 1995<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:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
letter-spacing:-.3pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</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:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
letter-spacing:-.3pt">&nbsp; (b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Account of stewardship of the estate to
the beneficiaries<o:p></o:p></main>