[2023]DLCA15104 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-30.15pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">MERCY BLANC AIDOO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-30.15pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(PLAINTIFF/</span></i> <i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-30.15pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><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-top:0in;margin-right:-30.15pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0; mso-bidi-font-style:italic">THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF SELWYN OKOE BOYE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-30.15pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">(DEFENDANT/</span></i> <i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-30.15pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-30.15pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </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: 0in 0in 1pt; margin-left: -27pt; margin-right: -30.15pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">SUIT NO: H1/163/2022 DATE: 4TH MAY 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-30.15pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:-27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops: center 3.25in"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">COUNSEL <o:p></o:p></span></b></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: 0in 0in 1pt; margin-left: -27pt; margin-right: -30.15pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">EDWARD ANOKYE FOR APPELLANT THEOPHILUS TAWIAH FOR RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-30.15pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:-27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-30.15pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:-27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">SENYO DZAMEFE JA (PRESIDING), P. BRIGHT MENSAH JA., BARTELS-KODWO (MRS) JA.<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 0in; margin-left: -27pt; margin-right: -30.15pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-30.15pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:-27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%;tab-stops:274.5pt"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:105%">BRIGHT<span style="letter-spacing:.7pt"> </span>MENSAH<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">JA:<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-30.15pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:-27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%;tab-stops:274.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-font-width:105%">This is<span style="letter-spacing:-1.0pt"> </span>.an appeal from the decision of the High Court, Accra delivered <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">10/06/2019</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.9pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">in</span><span style="letter-spacing: -.9pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">favour</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">of</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.85pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">the</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">defendants/respondents</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.9pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">herein</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">referred</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">to as the </span>respondents,<span style="letter-spacing:2.1pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:2.85pt"> </span>against<span style="letter-spacing:3.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:2.6pt"> </span>plaintiff/appellant<span style="letter-spacing:3.15pt"> </span>simply<span style="letter-spacing:3.7pt"> </span>referred<span style="letter-spacing:2.65pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:2.9pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:2.5pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">the </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">appellant.<span style="letter-spacing:1.45pt"> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>judgment<span style="letter-spacing:1.45pt"> </span>of the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>lower<span style="letter-spacing:.55pt"> </span>court<span style="letter-spacing:.8pt"> </span>complained<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span>of,<span style="letter-spacing:-.85pt"> </span>appears<span style="letter-spacing:.65pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span><b><i>pp<span style="letter-spacing:2.95pt"> </span></i><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">77-</span><i> 87<span style="letter-spacing:.4pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:.7pt"> </span>record<span style="letter-spacing:1.25pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>appeal<span style="letter-spacing:1.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">[roa}.</span> <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-30.15pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:-27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: .2pt;line-height:115%;tab-stops:274.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:105%"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-30.15pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:-27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: .2pt;line-height:115%;tab-stops:274.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:105%">Being<span style="letter-spacing:-1.0pt"> </span>dissatisfied<span style="letter-spacing: -1.0pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-1.0pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.95pt"> </span>judgment,<span style="letter-spacing: -1.0pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-1.0pt"> </span>appellant<span style="letter-spacing:-.95pt"> </span>has<span style="letter-spacing:-1.0pt"> </span>launched<span style="letter-spacing:-1.0pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.95pt"> </span>present appeal per a<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>notice of appeal<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>filed<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>which appears on<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span><b><i>pp 233-235 [roa}.</i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-30.15pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:-27.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.2pt;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:274.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:105%">To appreciate the nature<span style="letter-spacing:1.6pt"> </span>of the case and the conclusions the lower<span style="letter-spacing:1.6pt"> </span>court reached<span style="letter-spacing: -.8pt"> </span>we<span style="letter-spacing:-.8pt"> </span>chronicle<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-1.1pt"> </span>brief,<span style="letter-spacing:-.9pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>facts<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.85pt"> </span>re