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MADAM AKOSUA ATTA V. ABENA NKYEM & THREE OTHERS

(2018) JELR 65271 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  SUIT NO. H1/28/2017  •  24 Jul 2018  •  Ghana

Coram
ADUAMA OSEI JA (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE JA, M. WELBOURNE JA

Judgement

JUDGMENT

ADUAMA OSEI JA:

In this judgment, the Plaintiff/Applicant/Appellant is referred to as “the Plaintiff”, and the Defendants/Respondents/Respondents are referred to as “the Defendants”.

On the 1st of April, 2015, the Plaintiff caused a writ of summons to be issued in the High Court, Kumasi, seeking against the Defendants jointly and severally declarations and orders which included:

i) a declaration that the Plaintiff is the only surviving spouse of the late Nana Dwumah-Ababio also known as Nana Kofi Dwumah, also known as Joseph Kofi Frempong (who shall hereafter be referred to as “the Deceased”);

ii) a declaration that a Will purportedly made by the Deceased, was not his deed and was fraudulently obtained;

iii) a declaration that the properties listed or mentioned in the said Will were all properties acquired by the Deceased jointly with the Plaintiff; and

iv) an order of perpetual injunction.

Before pleadings closed in the action, the Plaintiff on the 13th of October, 2015, filed an ap…

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