IN RE APPAU (DECD); APPAU
V.
OCANSEY

(1993) JELR 69422 (CA)

Court of Appeal 17 May 1993 Ghana
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- Isaac Nkansah Appau died intestate on January 6, 1988, leaving behind a widow and four children. - The brother of the deceased sold two cars belonging to the deceased shortly after his death. - The widow applied for letters of administrat

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Judges:LAMPTEY JA, BROBBEY JA, FORSTER JA
Counsel:MARIAN AGYEMAN GYASI FOR TOTOE FOR THE APPELLANT; PAAPA DADSON FOR THE RESPONDENT.
Other Citations:[1993-94] 1 GLR 146

BROBBEY JA.

One Isaac Nkansah Appau died intestate on 6 January 1988. He left behind a widow with whom he had three children and a fourth child by another woman. All the children were minors when he died. Not long after he had died, his brother sold two cars belonging to the deceased.

On 7 June 1988 his widow applied for letters of administration to administer the estate of the late Appau. On the same day, she filed an application in the High Court, Kumasi for the brother to be punished for intermeddling in the estate. Exactly two days after those applications had been filed, the brother too filed an application for the grant of letters of administration in respect of the same estate.

Eventually the High Court granted letters of administration jointly to the widow, the brother and one Kojo Agyemang. The widow however pursued the application for intermeddling in the estate against the brother by name Eric Ocansey alias Kwame Boakye. The High Court dismissed the application. It was agains…

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