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MR SENTI MICHAEL
V.
REV FATHER MON KWAME & ANOR

(2020) JELR 92040 (SC)

Supreme Court 4 Nov 2020 Ghana
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- The Supreme Court of Ghana allowed the appeal, set aside the judgments of the High Court and Court of Appeal, and ordered that the Will of Thomas Asante Senti dated 27 August 2012 be admitted to probate. - Key legal principle: Where a Wil

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Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/51/2019
Judges:YEBOAH, CJ (PRESIDING) , BAFFOE-BONNIE, JSC , MARFUL-SAU, JSC , AMEGATCHER, JSC , TORKORNOO (MRS.), JSC
Counsel:ALEXANDER AMPONSAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/REPONDENT/RESPONDENT. ALFRED TUAH-YEBOAH FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS.

J U D G E M E N T

AMEGATCHER, JSC:-

The appellants Rev. Father Mon Kwame and Dr. Isaac Asomah are the named Executors in the Will of the late Thomas Asante Senti; also known in his lifetime as Nana Senti by reason of a chieftaincy title he held as the then Tufuhene of Techimantia. The appellants are in this court because they have appealed against the judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting at Kumasi dated 22nd May, 2018. What then are the facts leading to this appeal?

FACTS:

Thomas Asante Senti died in Sunyani on 25th February, 2013. After his death, his Will was read at the High Court, Sunyani. His oldest son and plaintiff/respondent/respondent to this action entered a caveat against the Will. 

After complying with the necessary processes under Order 66 of the High Court Civil Procedure rules C.I. 47, the respondent, qualified as a person who has or claims to have an interest in the estate of the deceased testator, invoked his rights under Order 66 rule 28 and instituted an action at the…

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