ADJOA ANANE FRIMPONG vs. REBECCA FRIMPONG [2018]DLHC10710

Date	2018-10-29
Suit No.	SUIT NO: BMISC/376/2015
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC10710

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE E. K. MENSAH

KWAMI AGATI FOR THE PLAINTIFF

FRANK AFRIFA FOR LAWER GYIMAH FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2018]DLHC10710
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ADJOA ANANE FRIMPONG<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>REBECCA FRIMPONG<o:p></o:p>(DEFNDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
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NO: BMISC/376/2015 &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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:
29THOCTOBER, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>KWAMI AGATI FOR
THE PLAINTIFF<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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AFRIFA FOR LAWER GYIMAH FOR THE DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP
JUSTICE E. K. MENSAH<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;Per her amended writ of summons and statement of
claim filed at the Registry of the High Court, Accra, the Plaintiff’s claim
against the Defendant is for:<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the Akan customary Law marriage
between the plaintiff and Frimpong Manso Asua (deceased) was still subsisting
at the Death of Frimpong Manso Asua.<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration that as a wife, Plaintiff is entitled
to be one of the applicant for L/A in the deceased’s estate.<o:p></o:p>iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the ordinance marriage entered
into between Frimpong Manso Asuo (deceased) and Rebecca Frimpong on the 12th
September, 2000 is null and void and of no effect as the customary Law marriage
between Manso Asuo (deceased) and the plaintiff was still subsisting at the
time<o:p></o:p>iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cost<o:p></o:p>The records have it that the original writ and
statement of claim were filed on the 23rd January, 2015 and relief
(iii) as contained in the amended writ filed on 25th July, 2015 is
the only additional relief therein contained. Appearance, per the records was
entered on the 4th March, 2015 and defence filed on the 26th
May, 2015.<o:p></o:p>At the close of pleadings and at the application
for directions level, the issues that were adopted by the court were for trail
are as follows:<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not the
plaintiffs customary law marriage to Frimpong Manso Asuo (deceased)&nbsp; had been dissolved by the date of his death<o:p></o:p>