FRANK BAWUAH AND 4 OTHERS vs. THOMAS DWABO [2022]DLHC11760

Date	2022-01-31
Suit No.	SUIT NO. C7/64/21
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC11760

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI

KWADWO OWUSU ANSAH FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

RAPHAEL AGYAPONG FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2022]DLHC11760
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FRANK BAWUAH AND 4 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(PLIANTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THOMAS DWABO<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<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. C7/64/21&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; DATE:
31ST JANUARY 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>KWADWO OWUSU ANSAH 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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DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>&nbsp;The Plaintiffs issued a Writ of Summons against the Defendant on 25th
February, 2021 seeking the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:45.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-22.5pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1"><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">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the purported Will does not meet
the requirements of Section 2(6) of the Wills Act, 1971 (Act 360) and to that
extent, be declared a nullity.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:45.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-22.5pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1"><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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order to set aside the purported Will of Opanin Yaw
Bohene (Deceased).<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:45.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-22.5pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1"><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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of this court to declare that Opanin Yaw Bohene
died intestate and that his estate should be distributed in accordance with
PNDC Law III, (Intestate Succession Law, 1985).<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:45.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
-22.5pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1"><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">d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant, his
agents, assigns, from saying (Sic) that
Opanin Yaw Bohene died testate.<o:p></o:p>The Defendant filed his Statement of Defence on 22nd March,
2021. <o:p></o:p>At the Application for Directions stage, the following issues were set
down for determination by the Court:<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">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </main>