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NII BOYE JOHN & 2 0RS
V.
NII BOYE KUMAH AND 6 ORS

(2021) JELR 108992 (CA)

Court of Appeal 11 Mar 2021 Ghana
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- This case involves a dispute between the Plaintiffs and Defendants over the ownership and leadership of the Ashia We family in Teshie. - The Plaintiffs claim that the Defendants are not indigenous members of the family and have no right t

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Suit Number:H1/103/2020
Judges:DZAMEFE JA (PRESIDING), GAISIE JA, ARYENE JA
Counsel:PRINCE NII ASHIE NEEQUAYE FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS THEOPHILUS CODJOE FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

JUDGMENT

AMMA A. GAISIE JA 

This appeal is from the judgment of the High Court dated the 27th day of March, 2019  wherein judgment was entered for the Defendants/Respondents.  

By the Writ of Summons which issued out of the High Court on 3rd November, 2011, the  Plaintiffs/Defendants (hereinafter “the Plaintiffs”) claimed the following reliefs against the  Defendants/Respondents (hereinafter “the Defendants”): 

(a) Declaration that the Defendants are not indigenous members of the Ashiawe Family  of Teshie having migrated from Mepe in the Volta Region near Bator and the Monis  having migrated from Takoradi in the Western Region. 

(b) A declaration that it is only the Badu Anuako family and Osabu Adjei Kwao family  which constitutes Ashia We, and the Head of Ashia We comes from 2 families.

(c) A declaration that there is no substantive Head of Ashia We and the 1st Defendant Nii  Boye Kumah, was appointed caretaker of Ashia We and not head of Ashia We.

(d) A further declaration that the 4th…

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