OPANIN KOFI TABI AND 2 OTHERS vs AKOSUA SARPOMAA AND KWABENA WIAFE [2023]DLCA16048

Date	2023-05-24
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/27/2022
Citation No.	[2023]DLCA16048

MENSAH-HOMIAH JA (PRESIDING)

DARKO ASARE J. A

OWUSU OFORI J.A.

J.A. Kodua

Dennis Oppong Wiafe

[2023]DLCA16048
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >OPANIN KOFI TABI AND 2 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>[DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS]<o:p></o:p>vs<o:p></o:p>AKOSUA SARPOMAA AND
KWABENA WIAFE<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[PLAINTIFFS/RESPONENTS]<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<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;">

CIVIL APPEAL
NO: H1/27/2022&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 24TH MAY 2023 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>J.A. Kodua <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;">

Dennis Oppong
Wiafe <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>MENSAH-HOMIAH
JA (PRESIDING), DARKO ASARE J. A, OWUSU OFORI J.A.<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>MENSAH-HOMIAH,
J.A.<o:p></o:p>INTRODUCTION:<o:p></o:p>Before
us, is an appeal taken against the Judgment of the High Court sitting in
Kumasi, dated 19th December 2019 wherein the trial Judge entered Judgment
for the
Plaintiffs/Respondents (hereinafter referred to as Plaintiffs) against the Defendants/Appellants (hereinafter referred to as the Defendants) in a probate
action before the court. By a Notice of Appeal filed on 23rd December 2019, the Defendants
invoke our jurisdiction to set aside the said Judgment together with the orders
contained therein.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;THE FACTS OF THE CASE<o:p></o:p>