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NANA ALVIN ATTA & ANOR V. STEPHEN A.L. DWIMOH JNR

(2025) JELR 114409 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/71/2024  •  23 Jan 2025  •  Ghana

Coram
ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH, MRS, JA ERIC BAAH, JA GIFTY DEKYEM, JA

Appearances
OSAFO BOABENG FOR 2ND PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT DENNIS OSEI ANTWI WITH ABIGAIL OWUSU ASARE AND PAUL SARPONG FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

Judgement

JUDGMENT

MENSAH-HOMIAH, JA:

INTRODUCTION

This appeal arises from the decision of the High Court, Kumasi, rendered on 9 February 2022 in which the 2 plaintiff/appellant’s claims for the setting aside of letters of administration granted to the defendants/respondents  in respect of the estate of her deceased father; an order for accounts of the assets of the deceased; and an order setting aside the assignment of property numbered plot 71, Danyame Residential Area, Kumasi, were dismissed; and Judgment entered for the defendants/respondents on their counterclaim. Dissatisfied with the outcome, the 2 plaintiff/appellant has approached this court seeking to challenge the judgment.

In this judgment, the designations of the parties at the court below will be maintained.

FACTS

The record reflects that 1 plaintiff died before the trial commenced but he was not substituted. The trial therefore proceeded with only one plaintiff, i.e. the 2 plaintiff. The 2 plaintiff who sued per her lawful attorney, de…

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