AMPIAH J.
In 1955 the late Nelson Afosah Mensah, known also as Nelson Afosah Mensah-Akman, had a relationship with the plaintiff. They had an issue of that relationship. The relationship continued with more issues being born until about January 1976 when the relationship broke down or became severed. The second, third and fourth plaintiffs were the surviving issues of the said relationship, the first issue having died earlier.
In 1960 the late Nelson Afosah Mensah-Akman married the first defendant customarily and had three issues with her before his death. On the date of his death, the first defendant was still married to him.
The fifth plaintiff is a child of the late Nelson Afosah Mensah-Akman by another woman and the second defendant is also a daughter of the deceased by another woman. It is said that the deceased had five wives in his lifetime. The first and second defendants are the executrices of and beneficiaries under the estate of the late Nelson Afosah Mensah-Akman.
On 4 October…