NANA YAW SINTIM vs. JOHN OKYERE DARKO AND MADAM NAFISATU IBRAHIM ALI [2021]DLHC11355

Date	2021-07-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FAL/666/2015
Citation No.	[2021]DLHC11355

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE SOLOMON OPPONG-TWUMASI (MR.)

CECIL QUARTEY HOLDING BRIEF FOR SAMMANI ZACHARY FOR THE PLAINTIFF

KWAKU BAAH FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT – ABSENT

[2021]DLHC11355
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA YAW SINTIM<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>JOHN OKYERE DARKO AND MADAM NAFISATU
IBRAHIM ALI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, 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;">

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>CECIL QUARTEY HOLDING BRIEF FOR SAMMANI ZACHARY
FOR THE PLAINTIFF<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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FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT – ABSENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE SOLOMON OPPONG-TWUMASI (MR.)<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;1.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
INTRODUCTION:<o:p></o:p>In her life time, the late COMFORT OFORIWAA executed a will and appointed the Plaintiff herein
and another person as the Executors of her last Will and Testament.<o:p></o:p>1.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
On the death of
the testator, COMFORT OFORIWAA, the
Executors applied for and were granted probate to administer the estate of the deceased,
testator, COMFORT OFORIWAA
aforementioned.<o:p></o:p>1.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Unfortunately
the other executor died so upon an application by the Plaintiff, the probate
was amended to make him, the Plaintiff, the sole executor of the estate of COMFORT OFORIWAA, aforementioned.<o:p></o:p>1.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The 1st
Defendant, without any authority from the Plaintiff, has purportedly sold a
property forming part of the estate to the 2nd Defendant and he has
also taken possession of same. The Plaintiff has therefore initiated the present
action seeking the reliefs jointly and severally against the Defendants.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>1.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The 2nd
Defendant upon service of him of the writ however failed and/or refused to
enter appearance let alone file a defence.&nbsp;
The Plaintiff therefore applied for and obtained judgement in default of
appearance and defence against him, the 2nd Defendant. <o:p></o:p>1.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Although the 1st
Defendant entered appearance and filed a defence, according to the Plaintiff,
his Statement of Defence amounted to no defence at all and therefore the
Plaintiff applied for his pleadings to be struck out for not disclosing any
probable defence and the application was granted by this Court. The Court
however refused to enter judgement for the Plaintiff as it took the view that
since it is an action seeking among other things a declaratory relief, the
Plaintiff woul</main>