YAA KYEREWAAH, YAW OBENG AND OBENG ACHEAMPONG ISAAC vs. NANA KWADWO BOAKYE AND ADWOA NKANSAH [2022]DLHC11474

YAA KYEREWAAH, YAW OBENG AND OBENG ACHEAMPONG ISAAC vs. NANA KWADWO BOAKYE AND... [2022]DLHC11474

Date	2022-02-10
Suit No.	SUIT NO. C7/115/19
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC11474

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI

WILLIAM KUSI FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

DR. ADOMAKO KWAKYE FOR THE DEFENDANTS

[2022]DLHC11474
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">YAA KYEREWAAH, YAW OBENG AND OBENG ACHEAMPONG ISAAC<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;MS Mincho&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">NANA KWADWO
BOAKYE AND ADWOA NKANSAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, KUMASI]<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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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. C7/115/19&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:
10TH
FEBRUARY, 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>WILLIAM KUSI FOR THE
PLAINTIFFS <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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</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI<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;The Plaintiffs claim against the Defendants in their Writ of Summons
filed on 2nd September, 2019 as follows:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order of the court
declaring the alleged Will of the late Kofi Atta, dated the 12th day
of December, 2018 as null and void as same was not done by the deceased.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A further order of the
court, confirming the sharing of the deceased’s properties by him whilst alive,
as the true sharing of the deceased’s properties and a further order to enforce
the said distribution.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A further order to declare
the said Will of the deceased as fraudulent.<o:p></o:p>The Defendants resisted the action. They entered appearance and
subsequently filed their statement of defence on 14th November,
2019.&nbsp; They also counterclaimed for the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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150%;mso-list:l18 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the
last Will and Testament of the late Kofi Atta of Afoako is valid as same was
executed in accordance with the law.<o:p></o:p>