[2023]DLHC16968 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">PROFESSOR DOMINIC K. FOBIH & ANOR</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:center 244.5pt left 297.75pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">DR. NICK FOBIH & ANOR</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, CAPE COAST]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:168.75pt 278.15pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> <o:p></o:p></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; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;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;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO.: E12/98/2023 DATE: 5<sup>TH</sup> APRIL 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:96.25pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">ROLAND A. K HAMILTON ESQ. FOR CAVEATORS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">FRANCIS BOAH ESSILFIE ESQ. FOR RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE BERNARD BENTIL <o:p></o:p></span></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; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;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;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.75pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Caveators, Dr. Nick Fobih, (hereinafter called 1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise: 3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span></span>Caveator), Nicholas Fobih (herein after called 2<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt; mso-text-raise:3.5pt">nd<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>Caveator) and Beatrice Boateng, (herein after called 3<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">rd<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>Caveator), who was later joined to this Application are seeking to caveat an intended marriage between Professor Dominic Kwaku Fobih (herein after called 1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>Respondent) and Mary Nyamekye Oduro Herein after called 2<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise: 3.5pt">nd<span style="letter-spacing:1.45pt"> </span></span>Respondent). The 1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span></span>Caveator is the son of the 1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:1.05pt"> </span></span>Respondent,<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>2<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">nd<span style="letter-spacing:1.25pt"> </span></span>Caveator<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>nephew<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:1.05pt"> </span></span>Respondent<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>while<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>3<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">rd<span style="letter-spacing:1.0pt"> </span></span>Caveator is claiming to be the Wife of Professor Dominic Kwaku Fobih.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.9pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">It is the case of the 1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span></span>and 2<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">nd<span style="letter-spacing:1.25pt"> </span></span>Caveators that 1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span></span>Respondent, who suffered a stroke some time ago, is no longer making sound decisions. In particular, they believe that his intention to contract this marriage under Ordinance CAP 127, is based on unsound reasoning. Similarly and allied to this, the 1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span></span>Respondent has threatened to disown his adult<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>children,<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>including<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:.55pt"> </span></span>Caveator<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>their<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>hostility<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>towards<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>his<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>intended<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">nuptials.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:7.05pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:7.05pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:.9pt"> </span></span>Respondent<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>we<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>are<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>told,<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>called