MARY LARTEY & HUBERT NII ABBEY V. CHRISTIAN LARTEY, DIANA NAA DEDEI SACKER, TIMOTHEUS AWULEY LARTEY & EDMUND LARTEY

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Introduction 

The late Joseph Thomas Hammond (commonly referred to as J. T. Hammond) who  died on 20th June 1952 must be turning in his grave by now especially because of this  suit and the series of suits that have arisen as a result of his estate. The nature of these  suits have brought disunity and disharmony among the family he left behind and that  has really been epitomized in this present suit before me. All the parties in this case  are descendants of the late J. T. Hammond. I make these preliminary comments  because on page 3 of his will which was admitted in evidence as exhibit A, this is what  the late Joseph Thomas Hammond stated: 

“It is the preservation of my property and the enjoyment of peace and harmony  that I charge the executors of this my will to observe. I accordingly absolutely  forbid any disunity and litigation among my family. All must be sincere to each  other. Any of my family failing to observe any of the above instructions which  are my e…