[2022]DLCA11501 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">MAHMOUD ISSAKA @ MAMOUD ISHAK<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">@ MAMUDA ISSAKA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">(DECEASED)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">AND<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATION FOR<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION BY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">JAMILA YAKUBU<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">AND<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION FOR INTERMEDDLING WITH PROPERTY FORMING PART OF THE ESTATE OF MAHMOUD ISSAKA @ MAMOUD ISHAK @ MAMUDA ISSAKA PURSUANT TO ORDER 66 RULE 3 OF C. I. 47 BY:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">JAMILA YAKUBU<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(APPLICANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">ABDUL AZIZ ISHAK<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p></span></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="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">SUIT NO.: H1/18/2022 DATE: 31<sup>ST</sup> MARCH, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">KOFI BOATENG PEPRAH WITH ABENA AFRIYIE ADEI FOR APPLICANT/RESPONDENT.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></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: justify;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">S. T. K. GYAMFI FOR RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J. A. PRESIDING, A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG J. A., S. K. A. ASIEDU J. A. <o:p></o:p></span></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;"> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">POKU-ACHEAMPONG, J.A.:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:352.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%;tab-stops:321.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">This is an appeal against the ruling of a Kumasi High Court dated 6<sup>th</sup> July 2020 in respect of an intermeddling application regarding the estate of one Mahmoud Issaka (Deceased).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%;tab-stops:321.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:200%;tab-stops:321.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Background:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:200%;tab-stops:321.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:200%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">It may be worthwhile to recount the chronology of events before the intermeddling application.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:200%; mso-list:l2 level1 lfo7;tab-stops:321.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-