JOANA NYARKO (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT) vs. MAXWELL TETTEH, BEATRICE TETTEH AND KWESI AFFRAM (DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS [2019]DLSC7915

JOANA NYARKO (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT) vs. MAXWELL TETTEH, BEATRICE TETTE... [2019]DLSC7915

Date	2019-12-11
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO. J4/27/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLSC7915

GBADEGBE JSC (PRESIDING)

MARFUL-SAU JSC

DORDZIE (MRS) JSC

AMEGATCHER JSC

KOTEY JSC

EMMANUEL BRIGHT ATOKOH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.

KWAME YANKYERA FOR THE 1ST AND 2ND

DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS.

CHARLES BAWADUAH FOR THE 3RD DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.

[2019]DLSC7915
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JOANA NYARKO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>MAXWELL
TETTEH, BEATRICE TETTEH AND KWESI AFFRAM<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL
APPEAL SUIT NO. J4/27/2019&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; &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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 11TH DECEMBER,
2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL BRIGHT ATOKOH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>KWAME YANKYERA FOR THE 1ST AND 2ND
DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS. <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CHARLES BAWADUAH FOR
THE 3RD DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>THE UNANIMOUS JUDGMENT OF THE COURT IS READ BY
KOTEY JSC, AS FOLLOWS:-<o:p></o:p>BACKGROUND<o:p></o:p>Before us is an appeal against the
judgment of the Court of Appeal partially reversing the decision of the trial
High Court. This appeal is asking this court to overturn those aspects of the
decision that reversed the trial High Court and to fully restore the findings
of the High Court.<o:p></o:p>This is essentially a probate and
administration matter interspersed with issues of ownership of portions of the
estate.<o:p></o:p>The testator in the case died sometime
in 1998.&nbsp; His Will was admitted to
probate on 10th March, 2005. The estate comprised land and buildings
known and described as House No. 229/19, Darkuman-Kokompe, Accra.&nbsp; On the said land were two constituent
buildings, a large storey building, and sixteen stores.&nbsp; A major beneficiary of the Will was his
widow, the Plaintiff and her children. When by 2011 the Plaintiff was
dissatisfied with the administration of the estate by the 1st Defendant,
the executor and the intermeddling in the estate by the 2nd and 3rd
Defendants, the Plaintiff instituted action in the High Court seeking the
following reliefs;<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Account of all
 the proceeds from the renting of the 13 stores since 1995.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Account of the
 stewardship of the estate to the beneficiaries.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Distribution
 of the parts of the estate to the beneficiaries.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Provision of
 the original copy of the probate.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Cost of
 litigation.<o:p></o:p></li>
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