[2019]DLHC7663 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">ISAAC NII COMMEY QUANSAH</span></b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:center 234.0pt left 276.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="margin-left:2.85pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">CAROLINE KOTSOE NEEQUAYE AND THEODORA KORMELEY QUANSAH</span></b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:2.85pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">[HIGH COURT (GENERAL JURISDICTION COURT 4), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri">SUIT NO: BFA/39/14</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> DATE: 7<sup>TH</sup> JUNE, 2019</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">ODARTEY LAMPTEY FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">HENRY GYABENG FOR DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops: 70.9pt;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">HER LADYSHIP OLIVIA OBENG OWUSU, J.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt;line-height:115%;tab-stops:36.0pt 70.9pt 108.0pt 155.9pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">The Judgment of this Court on 29<sup>th</sup> of March, 2018, which has generated the present application states as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt;line-height:115%;tab-stops:36.0pt 70.9pt 108.0pt 155.9pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:70.9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt;line-height:115%;tab-stops:36.0pt 70.9pt 108.0pt 155.9pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"> <i>“Judgment is hereby entered in favour of the plaintiff as follows;<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:126.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:36.0pt 70.9pt 108.0pt 155.9pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings">Ø<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">The two defendants are hereby ordered to fully administer the estate of Samuel Oblitei Quansah on all properties of the deceased including the Kokrobite property.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:126.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:36.0pt 70.9pt 108.0pt 155.9pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings">Ø<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">The properties of Samuel Oblitei Quansah are to be distributed in accordance with Intestate Succession Law PNDCL 111.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:126.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:36.0pt 70.9pt 108.0pt 155.9pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings">Ø<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">The defendants are hereby restrained from selling or in any manner disposing of any property of Samuel Oblitei Quansah.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:126.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:36.0pt 70.9pt 108.0pt 155.9pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings">Ø<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">Defendants are to account for monies collected or received from the Standard Chartered Bank in relation to the late Samuel Oblitei Quansah <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:126.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:36.0pt 70.9pt 108.0pt 155.9pt"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">Each party to bear his/her costs”.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:126.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:36.0pt 70.9pt 108.0pt 155.9pt"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops: 36.0pt 70.9pt 108.0pt 155.9pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">The events leading to this application are as follows: On 25<sup>th</sup> of April, 2008, one Samuel Oblitei Quansah died intestate. On 4<sup>th</sup> of September, 2008 the High Court, Accra granted L