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FYNN AND OTHERS
V.
KUM AND DADZIE

(1957) JELR 83340 (SC)

Supreme Court 15 Mar 1957 Ghana
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- Plaintiffs sought a declaration that the Abramadzie land at Moree is the property of the Odumna family, comprising the Moree, Ekon, and Cape Coast sections, and that the family head cannot dispose of the land without the consent of princi

Case Details

Judges:Ollennu J.
Counsel:Abadoo for the plaintiff. Short for the defendant.
Other Citations:1957 2 WALR 289-293

JUDGEMENT

OLLENNU J.

This is an appeal from judgment of the Asebu Native Court " B " Moree.

The claim in, substance is for a declaration that: land situate at Moree known and called "Abramadzie" is the property of the Odumna family: that the Odumna family consists of three sections, namely, the Moree, Queen Anne's Point (Ekon), and Cape Coast sections: and that the head of the family at Moree cannot dispose of or otherwise deal with the said lands without the consent and concurrence of the principal members of the family in all the three towns.

The defendant admitted that the land in dispute belongs to the whole family. But he disputed the right of the principal members of the Cape Coast and Queen Anne's Point (Ekon) sections to be consulted in dealing with it because he said they had within recent years severed connections with the family at Moree and had not been paying funeral and other family debts which arise at Moree.

The Native Court, after reviewing the evidence, made the followin…

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