KOFI ASAMOAH vs. NANA GUAKRO EFFAH AND KATE ADJEI [2021]DLCA10805

Date	2021-06-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: H1/64/2021
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA10805

A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J. A. PRESIDING

A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG J. A.

S. K. A. ASIEDU J. A.

ERIC KWARTENG FOR 3RD DEFENDANT /APPELLANT.

JOHN KUMA WITH KWADWO OWUSU ANSAH FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS

[2021]DLCA10805
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KOFI ASAMOAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPLICANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA GUAKRO EFFAH AND KATE ADJEI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<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;">

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ERIC
KWARTENG FOR 3RD DEFENDANT /APPELLANT.<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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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KUMA WITH KWADWO OWUSU ANSAH FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>A. M. DOMAKYAAREH
(MRS) J. A. PRESIDING, A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG J. A., S. K. A. ASIEDU J. A. <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;POKU-ACHEAMPONG,
J.A.:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>The subject matter of this interlocutory
appeal is a ruling by a Kumasi High Court dated the 27th day of
February, 2020. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The part of the ruling being assailed is
the order that the 3rd Defendant/Applicant/Appellant desist from pursuing
his counterclaim if the Circuit Court case is discontinued. The grounds of
appeal of the 3rd Defendant/Applicant/Appellant in his Notice of Interlocutory
Appeal filed on 12/3/20 are as follows:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Learned Trial Judge erred when she held
that the Defendants/Appellants must desist from pursuing their counterclaim if
the Plaintiffs/Respondents discontinued their action at the Circuit Court.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Additional grounds of appeal to be filed on
receipt of the Record of Appeal.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Background<o:p></o:p>The
Plaintiffs/Respondents, hereinafter referred to as the Plaintiffs, on 4/4/2018
issued a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim against the
Defendants/Appellants, hereinafter referred to as the Defendants, claiming the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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A declaration that the documents dated 25th
day of March 1998 being described as the last will and Testament of the
deceased, the late Dr. Christian Kwaku Adjei is not his deed and therefore null
and void and of no effect.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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