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MARTIN OFORI
V.
MAAME AMA SAH

(2023) JELR 112123 (HC)

High Court 10 Jul 2023 Ghana
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- Plaintiff filed suit in the District Court, Sefwi Wiawso, claiming a share of property under the Intestate Succession Law, 1985 (PNDCL 111), as a beneficiary of his late father's estate. - The District Court granted the Plaintiff a shar

Case Details

Suit Number:E11/23/2020
Judges:KWAME AMOAKO, J
Counsel:NKUAH-GYAPONG FOR APPELLANT IBRAHIM ADAMS FOR RESPONDENT
Location:Sefwi Wiawso

JUDGMENT

This is the Judgment of the Court on an appeal from the District Court, Sefwi Sefwi.

The background to this Judgment is as follows: On 17th January 2018, the Plaintiff/Respondent (hereinafter referred to as “the Plaintiff”) caused to be issued a writ of summons against the Defendant/Appellant (hereinafter referred to as “the Defendant”) at the District Court, Sefwi Wiawso claiming the following reliefs:-

“By virtue of PNDCL 111, Plaintiff seeks an order of this Honourable Court for a fair share of the following property:

(a) All that house containing three (3) bedrooms with a hall and a detachable Kitchen, toilet and bath including vacant plot in front of the house situate at Sefwi Asafo bounded by the properties of Akua Korkor, Opanin Kwaku Taa, Maame Yaa Adade all deceased, and Asafo-Wiawso trunk road is the property of Plaintiff’s deceased father Opanin Yaw Ofori which the Defendant has taken possession of same.

(b) An order for perpetual injunction.”

From the records, the Defen…

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