NATHANIEL A. BADDOO & 3 OTHERS V. MRS MERCY AMPOFO & RUDOLPH PAPA II AMPOFO AND LINDA NSIAH ABABIO

ADUAMA OSEI JA:

In this judgment, the Plaintiffs/Appellants are referred to as “the Plaintiffs”, the 1^st and 2^nd Defendants/Appellants are referred to as “the 1^st Defendant” and “the 2^nd Defendant” respectively, and the 3^rd Defendant/Respondent is referred to as “the 3^rd Defendant”. Also, Plot Nos. 4 and 5, Block II, Bompata, Roman Hill, Kumasi, are together referred to as “the property in issue”.

This judgment is delivered in 2 appeals which are from a judgment of the High Court, Kumasi, dated the 24^th of February, 2016. In the said judgment, the High Court declared in favour of the Plaintiffs that the property in issue formed part of the estate of Rudolph Numo-Baddoo, but declared against them that a portion of the property had become subject to a proprietary interest created in favour of the 3^rd Defendant. The High Court also held the Plaintiffs and their family bound by the terms of an agreement between the 1^st Defendant on behalf of the Numo-Baddoo family and the 3^rd Defendant, and…