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MICHAEL KWASHIE AND ADELAIDE KWASHIE V. PETER CHARLES AND NOI JOHN KORLEY

(2004) JELR 63514 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CIVIL APPEAL H1/6 2004  •  11 Jun 2004  •  Ghana

Coram
ARYEETEY J.A. (PRESIDING), ANINAKWAH J.A., QUAYE J.A

Judgement

ARYEETEY, J.A.: A brief background to this appeal is as follows: Until his death on 25th February 1997 the late Emmanuel Kotei Kwashie carried out a business as dressmakers and tailors with his son and daughter, the appellants herein. It is the contention of the appellants that even though their late father on his own acquired the land on which besic built the house where they jointly carried out the dressmakers and tailoring business with him they gave monetary assistance to him for the construction of the house. They did that from the United Kingdom where they studied. On their return from the United Kingdom to Accra, they brought with them industrial and domestic machines as well as other tools to reactivate the business, of which they became partners with their late father. In acknow- ledgement of the contributions made by the appellants in various forms the late Emmanuel Kotei Kwashie executed a conveyance, exhibit B transferring the property, House No F390/1, Osu from himself as…

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