[2023]DLHC16840 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:0cm"><a name="_Hlk152146143"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">SAMUEL KWAME BEDDU& 2 ORS<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:0cm"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">GLORIA BEDDU <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:0cm"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:0cm"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:0cm 168.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> </span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:0cm; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO: E12/8/2021 DATE: 31<sup>ST</sup> JANUARY 2023<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">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: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:0cm; 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;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">MR. JOHN HANSON SENOO FOR PLAINTIFFS PRESENT <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:0cm; 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;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">MR. ERNEST DELA AKATEY FOR DEFENDANT PRESENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CORAM <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:0cm right 479.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE AYITEY ARMAH-TETTEH </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:0cm;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><h1 style="margin-right:6.7pt;line-height:115%;tab-stops:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:7.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">BACKGROUND<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>AND<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">FACTS</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%;tab-stops:0cm"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:6.65pt;line-height:115%;tab-stops: 0cm"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The father of the parties one John Kodzo Beddu (the deceased) a native of Aveme- Aglama and a resident of Kpando died on 28 October 2006. The deceased left behind a lot of movable and immovable properties. On 9 February 2012 letters of Administration in respect of his estate was granted to one Togbe Sekyere also known as Philip Bansah. On<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>6<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>December<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>2012,<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Togbe<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Sekyere<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>died<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>leaving<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>estate<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>unadministered.<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">On</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%;tab-stops:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">2<span style="letter-spacing:2.95pt"> </span>June<span style="letter-spacing:3.1pt"> </span>2015<span style="letter-spacing:3.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:3.15pt"> </span>Plaintiffs<span style="letter-spacing: 3.05pt"> </span>applied<span style="letter-spacing:3.1pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:3.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:3.1pt"> </span>Court<span style="letter-spacing:3.15pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:3.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:2.95pt"> </span>revocation<span style="letter-spacing: 3.1pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:3.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:2.95pt"> </span>letters<span style="letter-spacing:3.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">of</span> administration granted to Togbe Sekyere for a new one to be granted to them. The defendant on<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>7 July 2015 filed<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>a caveat and<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>thereafter filed<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt"> </span>an affidavit of interest. In her<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt"> </span>affidavit<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>interest<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>she<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>deceased<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>died<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>leaving<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>Will<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>objected<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>grant of the letters of administration to the Plaintiffs. In the events that followed the Court ordered<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>Plaintiffs<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>issue<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>writ<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>summons<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>determine<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>who<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>entitled<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.6pt"> </span>grant of letters of Administration t