NII BOYE JOHN, NII KORMIETTEH OKANG AND NII KPEWIE SOWAH vs. NII BOYE KUMAH AND 6 ORS [2021]DLCA10823

NII BOYE JOHN, NII KORMIETTEH OKANG AND NII KPEWIE SOWAH vs. NII BOYE KUMAH AND... [2021]DLCA10823

Date	2021-03-11
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/103/2020
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA10823

DZAMEFE JA (PRESIDING)

GAISIE JA

ARYENE JA

PRINCE NII ASHIE NEEQUAYE FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS

THEOPHILUS CODJOE FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2021]DLCA10823
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NII BOYE JOHN, NII KORMIETTEH OKANG
AND NII KPEWIE SOWAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NII BOYE KUMAH AND 6 ORS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF
APPEAL, ACCRA]<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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NO. H1/103/2020&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:
11THMARCH 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>PRINCE NII ASHIE NEEQUAYE FOR
PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS<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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DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>DZAMEFE JA
(PRESIDING), GAISIE JA, ARYENE JA<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;AMMA A. GAISIE JA<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This appeal is
from the judgment &nbsp;of the High Court
dated the 27th day of March, 2019 wherein judgment was entered for
the Defendants/Respondents. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;By the Writ of
Summons which issued out of the High Court on 3rd November, 2011,
the Plaintiffs/Defendants (hereinafter “the Plaintiffs”) claimed the following
reliefs against the Defendants/Respondents (hereinafter “the Defendants”):<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration that
the Defendants are not indigenous members of the Ashiawe Family of Teshie
having migrated from Mepe in the Volta Region near Bator and the Monis having
migrated from Takoradi in the Western Region.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that
it is only the Badu Anuako family and Osabu Adjei Kwao family which constitutes
Ashia We, and the Head of Ashia We comes from 2 families.<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that
there is no substantive Head of Ashia We and the 1st Defendant Nii
Boye Kumah, was appointed caretaker of Ashia We and not head of Ashia We.<o:p></o:p>(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A further
declaration that the 4th Defendant is not from the Badu Anuako
family from which Asafoiatse Omrugu is installed and consequently he is not an Asafoiatse
and cannot hold himself out as Asafoiatse Omrugu.<o:p></o:p>