IN RE KORANTENG-ADDOW (DECD); KORANTENG-ADDOW V. ADDOW

OMARI-SASU J.

This is a summary determination of who is entitled to grant of letters of administration to administer the estate of Dr. Gustav Koranteng-Addow (Decd.) pursuant to Order 2(14) of the Probate and Administration Rules, 1991 (L.I. 1515).

The applicant is a son of the deceased intestate and the caveator is a paternal brother of the deceased. From the records of the court the applicant originally made an application with one Captain Joshua Michael Mireku Agyekum for joint letters of administration on 12 September 1988, but when the application was called on 11 October 1988 both applicants were absent and their counsel, Miss Naana Nketia, prayed for an adjournment. The application was thus adjourned to 17 October 1988. On this date the two applicants were again absent. Their counsel then prayed for the withdrawal of the application with liberty to come back and the application for withdrawal was granted.

Subsequently, the applicant came back but this time he came alone and praye…