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NYAMEKYE

(1979) JELR 84928 (HC)

High Court 24 Jul 1979 Ghana
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Judges:SARKODEE J.
Counsel:Brite Gaisie for the plaintiff-respondent. Mercer for the defendant-applicant.
Location:Sekondi
Other Citations:[1980] GLR 466-469

JUDGEMENT

SARKODEE J.

In this action by a widow against her late husband's customary successor for reasonable maintenance and accounts of moneys and rents collected by him since the death of her husband, among other reliefs, the defendant applied to the court for further and better particulars of paragraph (4) of the statement of claim after his solicitor had failed to obtain the information by letter. Paragraph (4) of the statement of claim reads:

"(4) At the death of the deceased he was possessed of four houses namely:

(a) House No. 6A/2, Kwesimintsim Zongo, Takoradi.

(b) House No. 40A/6, New John Sarbah Road, Takoradi.

(c) House No. 61/2, Oheneba Mansah Road, Takoradi. (

d) House No. 116A/26, Ahenkro, Essikado."

Mr. Brite Gaisie, learned counsel for the plaintiff-respondent in resisting the application submitted that what learned counsel for the defendant-applicant was asking for was the evidence by which the plaintiff would prove her case at the trial. In support of this he cited Sampa …

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