STEPHEN BORQUAE AND MERCY ADAKU MENSAH vs. SETH METTLE-NUNOO AND 4 OTHERS [2018]DLCA5226

Date	2018-02-15
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.HI/13/2018
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA5226

F.G. KORBIEH J.A (PRESIDING)

B.F. ACKAH-YENSU (MRS) J.A

I.O.TANKO AMADU J.A

[2018]DLCA5226
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >STEPHEN BORQUAE AND MERCY ADAKU MENSAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SETH METTLE-NUNOO AND 4 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/
RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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CIVIL APPEAL NO.HI/13/2018&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 15TH FEBRUARY,
2018 <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>F.G.
KORBIEH J.A (PRESIDING), B.F. ACKAH-YENSU (MRS) J.A, I.O.TANKO AMADU J.A<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>TANKO AMADU J.A<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This appeal emanates from the judgment of
the High Court Accra dated the 28th day of October 2015.<o:p></o:p>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In the High Court, Plaintiffs/Appellants
(hereinafter referred to as “the
Appellants) claimed against the Defendants/Respondents) (hereinafter
referred to us “the Respondents) the
following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p>“(i)
A Declaration that the estate of the late Joseph Edward Mettle crystallize into
the sole property of Christina Ayeselah Nupka Mettle upon the death of the penultimate
devisee Saul Annan Mettle in 1991 and thus ceased to be family property.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(ii)A
Declaration the Stephen Borquaye and Mercy Adaku Mensahacting per their Lawful Attorneys
Maud Georgina Borquaye and Victor Mensah are the lawful Applicants for the
grant of Letters of Administration to administer the estate.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(iii)An
order of perpetual injunction restraining Defendants and all other members of
the Annan Mettle family save Stephen Borquaye and Mercy Adaku Mensah from
meddling with the estate formerly belonging to Joseph Edward Mettle and now the
sole property of Christiana Ayeslah Numpa Mettle.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (iv) Costs including legal fees.<o:p></o:p>(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
It must be place on record that the said
Stephen Borquaye cited in relief (ii) for injunction has been substituted by
Victor Mensah as the 1st Appellant herein.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
SUMMARY OF APPELLANTS CASE IN THE COURT BELOW:<o:p></o:p>(i)At
the Trial Court the salient paragraphs of the Appellants pleadings the
statement of calm (pages 3-6) of the record are as follows:-<o:p></o:p>“4
Plaintiff’s state that their grandfather the late Joseph Edward Mettle died in
Adeiso on the 9th March 1917, leaving a Will to be executed by his eldest
child, Isaac Annan Mettle………………”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“7
Plaintiff’s state that the estate of the late Joseph Edward Mettle was
administered by the sole executor named in the Will, Isaac Annan Mettle, and by
all subsequent heads of fami</main>