VERONICA OPOKU (SUING PER HER LAWFUL ATTORNEY MS. DOROTHY POKU) V. MARY LARTEY
(2018) JELR 65710 (SC)
Supreme Court
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CIVIL MOTION NO. J4/14/2016
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24 Jan 2018
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Ghana
Coram
ADINYIRA JSC (PRESIDING), DOTSE JSC, BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, GBADEGBE JSC ,AKOTO-BAMFO JSC
Appearances
SHAHADU MOHAMMED FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT,KWAKU ANKAMA OFEI-BADU FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT
Judgement
<p class="ql-align-center"><strong>JUDGMENT</strong></p><p><strong>AKOTO-BAMFO, JSC</strong></p><p>On the 5<sup>th</sup> of February 2015, the Court of Appeal, in a unanimous decision, dismissed an appeal lodged against the decision of the High Court entered in favour of the Plaintiff/Respondent/Respondent.</p><p>The defendant/appellant/appellant promptly registered her protest against the decision by filing a Notice of Appeal consisting of 6 grounds.</p><p>For the ease of reference, the parties shall, hereafter simply be referred to as plaintiff and defendant.</p><p>Briefly, the events which culminated into the present proceedings, run as follows:</p><p>Richard Peprah (deceased) was one of the plaintiff’s (Veronica Opoku) children. They both resided in the U.S.A. In 1984, Richard was involved in a ghastly motor accident which left him with serious permanent injuries; (and now, this is where the divergence begins)</p><p>According to the mother, she subsequently travelled to Accra Ghana in the year 2000 and purchased the House in issue, No C48/22. Abofu, Accra from one Doris Lolonyo Hotse; the transactio…</p>