MARY EWUDZIE, DORIS EWUDZIE, FAUSTINA GYASI AND COMFORT GYASI (PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS) vs. ELIZABETH JOHNSON, JOSHUA MICHAEL MILLS, SAMUEL MILLS AND EBENEZER ASANTE (DECEASED) (DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS) [2019]DLCA7790

MARY EWUDZIE, DORIS EWUDZIE, FAUSTINA GYASI AND COMFORT GYASI (PLAINTIFFS/APPELL... [2019]DLCA7790

Date	2019-05-27
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/45/17
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA7790

MARIAMA OWUSU JA (PRESIDING)

S. DZAMEFE JA

M. WELBOURNE JA

ALEXANDER AMOAKO FOR PLAINTIFF.

WILLIAM KUSI FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENT

[2019]DLCA7790
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MARY EWUDZIE, DORIS EWUDZIE, FAUSTINA GYASI AND COMFORT GYASI (PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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JOHNSON, JOSHUA MICHAEL MILLS, SAMUEL MILLS AND EBENEZER ASANTE (DECEASED)<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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CIVIL
APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/45/17&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: 27TH
MAY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ALEXANDER
AMOAKO FOR PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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WILLIAM
KUSI FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

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MARIAMA
OWUSU JA (PRESIDING), S. DZAMEFE JA, M. WELBOURNE JA<o:p></o:p>

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</div>DZAMEFE, JA<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal from the decision
of the High Court, Kumasi dated 25th day of January, 2016.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The plaintiffs/appellants
hereinafter simply referred to as the plaintiffs issued a writ of summons
against the defendants/respondents, simply defendants, for the following
reliefs; -<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that plot
umber PSU/CIX ASAWASE ESTATE, Kumasi did not form part of the estate of Sampson
Mills (deceased) and ought not to be administered as part of his estates.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A further declaration that
the plaintiffs herein who jointly provided the purchase price for the
acquisition of the said plot from the State Housing Corporation Ltd are entitled
to the beneficial enjoyment for life of the said property.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>FACTS<o:p></o:p>The plaintiffs in their
statement of claim aver they are bakers living in Kumasi while the defendants
are the Administrators of the estate of Sampson Mills (deceased). The plaintiff
avers that their maternal grandmother, Ama Eyie was the maternal cousin of one Araba
Nana. That Ama Eyie begat their mother Hagar Brown while Araba Nana begat the
deceased Sampson Mills.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It is the case of the plaintiff’s
that, a member of their family by name Madam Sophia York @ Sophia Ansah
acquired Plot No.1 Block C Asawase, Kumasi from the State Housing Corporation
(SHC).&nbsp; The plaintiff said their mother
Madam Hagar Brown lived with the said Madam Sophia York in that house at
Asawase.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The plaintiffs aver further
that Madam Sophia York was a baker and carried out her business from that house
while their mother Hagar Brown and other members of the family assisted her and
also learnt the trade from her.&nbsp; Later,
in a bid to be independent from Sophia York their mother Hager Brown, together
with the defendants’ sister Comfort Mills and one Aba Akoa moved from Sophia’s
house onto the parcel of land now in dispute and erected their own ovens and
baked bread.&nbsp; This they said was in the
middle of the 1970’s when that plot was designated as an “open space”.&nbsp; Other family members followed suit and
erected their ovens thereon. Esi Guruba built and later transferred to 3rd
plaintiff, Florence Gyasi built and transferred to 4thplaintiff, and
2ndplaintiff built her own oven and all of them worked on this parcel
of land in dispute.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>According the plaintiffs,
the deceased Sampson Mills later joined</main>