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NII PAUL AYITEY TETTEH SUB ARTHUR HAMMOND, TETTEH QUARCOO,
V.
B.A. QUARCOO, JAFRO MENSAH LARKAI

(2009) JELR 68456 (SC)

Supreme Court 6 May 2009 Ghana
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- The case involves a dispute over the headship of the Onamrokor Adain family in Accra. - The plaintiff in the first suit claims to be the head of the family and seeks a declaration of his headship, an injunction against the defendants from

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/22/2008
Judges:ATUGUBA J.S.C (PRESIDING), DATE-BAH J.S.C., ANSAH J.S.C., ADINYIRA J.S.C., OWUSU J.S.C.
Counsel:JAMES AHENKORAH FOR JAFRO MENSAH LARKAI THE APPELLANT; NATHANIEL MYERS FOR ARTHUR HAMMOND TETTEH QUARCOO AND FOR ONAMROKOR ADAIN FAMILY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.,MRS. M. Y. ACHIAMPONG FOR JUSTICE AYAA CUDJOE THE 2ND RESPONDENT
Other Citations:(2009) JELR 92166 (SC)

JUDGMENT

ATUGUBA J.S.C.

In this consolidated suit the plaintiff in the first suit no. F2453/2002 sued as per the indorsement on the writ “for HIMSELF AND AS THE HEAD OF ONAMROKO ADAIN FAMILY HOUSE NO. 146 AVENOR – ACCRA

V.

1. B.A. QUARCOO H/NO. 24 OKATEI - NETTEY

STREET, KORLE WORKO – ACCRA

2. JAFRO LARKAI

H/NO. 23 DOMIABRA STREET

KOTOBABI – ACCRA”

Claiming

“a. Declaration that the Plaintiff has been Head of Family of Onamrokor Adain family since 1994 and has remained same to date.
b. Perpetual injunction against the Defendants, from upholding themselves as Head and Assistant Head of the Onamrokor – Adain family.
c. Declaration that by the Court of Appeal’s judgment of 16/12/80 the Defendant is estopped from ever contesting the Headship of the family of Onamrokor – Adain.
d. General damages for personal injury done to the Plaintiff as a result of the activities of the Defendants in relation to the Headship of the family since the beginning of this year i.e. 2002.
e. Publication by the Defendants i…

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