REV. PAUL AKROFIE vs. MRS. KATE SERWAA JONAH AND MRS. EMMA DOGOR [2018]DLHC5432

Date	2018-10-09
Suit No.	SUIT NO: BMISC/33/2016
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC5432

JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH- BOAFO

MR. S.M. ASANTE FOR THE PLAINTIFF

MR. KWAME OPPONG-ADADE FOR THE DEFENDANTS

[2018]DLHC5432
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >REV. PAUL AKROFIE <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MRS. KATE SERWAA JONAH AND MRS. EMMA DOGOR <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO: BMISC/33/2016&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;&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: 9TH OCTOBER,
2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. S.M. ASANTE FOR THE
PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
KWAME OPPONG-ADADE FOR THE DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-CA;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:
EN-CA;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
good old book, the Holy Bible in Psalm
133 describes brethren living in harmony as wonderful and pleasant, for
harmony is as precious as the fragrant anointing oil that was poured over
Aaron’s head that ran down his beard and onto the border of his robe/garment.
(Reference: Life Application Study
Bible). The estate of an aunt who had no natural child of her own is the
centerpiece of this litigation. Based on the life worth of the deceased as
presented to the Court and taking into consideration her life worth and
accomplishments, in the opinion of the Court her life ought to have been
celebrated rather than her passing being litigated by first cousins who are the
main parties in this suit. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This suit is brought
by the Plaintiff, Rev. Paul Akrofie, a Reverend Minister of the Gospel as a
result of an alleged fraudulent making of a Last Will and Testament of the late
Major Alice Ama Oye Akrofie (deceased) by the Defendants Mrs. Kate Serwah Jonah,
a Contract Cleaner by occupation and a niece of the deceased and Mrs. Emma
Dogor, a Missionary and also a sister of the deceased. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Action<o:p></o:p>[3]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On
October 19, 2015, the Plaintiff herein caused his lawyer to issue a writ of
summons claiming against the Defendants herein the following judicial reliefs:-<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>