ADAMS ADDY AND ADU AKWAANOR vs. SOLOMON MINTAH ACKAAH [2021]DLSC10160

Date	2021-04-14
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/19/2021
Citation No.	[2021]DLSC10160

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC (PRESIDING)

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC

HONYENUGA JSC

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC

KULENDI JSC

O.K OSAFO BUABENG ESQ FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS

A.K BANNERMAN WILLIAMS JNR ESQ WITH HIM ROBERT PAPPOE FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT

[2021]DLSC10160
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ADAMS ADDY AND ADU AKWAANOR<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/ APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SOLOMON MINTAH ACKAAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/19/2021&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: 14TH APRIL, 2021<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: 31pt 31pt 1pt;">

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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>O.K OSAFO BUABENG ESQ FOR
DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p>A.K BANNERMAN WILLIAMS JNR
ESQ WITH HIM ROBERT PAPPOE FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.<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: 31pt 31pt 1pt;">

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</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC (PRESIDING), LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC, HONYENUGA
JSC, PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC, KULENDI JSC<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: 31pt 31pt 1pt;">

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</div>&nbsp;KULENDI, JSC:-<o:p></o:p>INTRODUCTION <o:p></o:p>We have before us an appeal
against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, confirming the judgment of the
High Court (Probate and Administration Division) which held that the
Plaintiff/Respondent/Respondent (hereinafter called “the Respondent”) is the
true head of the Akwaanor Royal Family.<o:p></o:p>BACKGROUND <o:p></o:p>The background to this appeal
is that the Respondent, by an amended Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim
dated 25th April, 2014, sought the following reliefs against the
Defendants/Appellants/Appellants (hereinafter called “the Appellants”):<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration
that the Plaintiff is the substantive Head of the Akwaanor Royal family of
Ashalaja;<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the Defendants are not the
Heads of the Akwaanor Royal family of Ashalaja;<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that any act or acts done by the
Defendants in the purported capacity as Heads of the Akwaanor Royal family of
Ashalaja is null and void; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">iv.