KWAKU AMEYAW vs. DR. FRANCIS OSAFO-MENSAH AND EBUSUAPANIN NANA YAW BOATENG vs. KWASI MINTA AND 3 ORS [2021]DLCA10843

KWAKU AMEYAW vs. DR. FRANCIS OSAFO-MENSAH AND EBUSUAPANIN NANA YAW BOATENG vs... [2021]DLCA10843

Date	2021-05-05
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/09/2019
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA10843

SOWAH J.A. (PRESIDING)

OPPONG J.A

MENSAH-HOMIAH J.A.

JOSEPH K. GYIMAH ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT AND DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

DANIEL KUPUALOR ESQ. FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT AND PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

[2021]DLCA10843
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">KWAKU AMEYAW<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">DR. FRANCIS OSAFO-MENSAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">EBUSUAPANIN NANA YAW BOATENG<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">KWASI MINTA AND 3 ORS<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF
APPEAL, KOFORIDUA]<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>JOSEPH K. GYIMAH ESQ. FOR
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT AND DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS<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;">

DANIEL
KUPUALOR ESQ. FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT AND PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US">SOWAH J.A. (PRESIDING), OPPONG J.A, MENSAH-HOMIAH J.A.
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</div>&nbsp;SOWAH, (J.A):&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; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>Introduction<o:p></o:p>This is essentially a probate and administration matter interspersed <o:p></o:p>with issues of headship of the immediate and the larger family.<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Two cases, namely E2/1/2010
and E10/3/2011, were consolidated per order of court on 20th July
2011. Kwaku Ameyaw, the Plaintiff in the 1st suit was the 2nd
defendant in the 2nd suit. The Defendant in the 1st suit
was different from the Plaintiff in the 2nd suit but they share the
same in</main>