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SERBEH
V.
APPIAH

(2025) JELR 114184 (HC)

High Court 4 Mar 2025 Ghana
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- Plaintiffs challenged the validity of a document dated 31st January 2022, purported to be the last Will and Testament of Timothy Kwame Serbeh, alleging forgery and fraud perpetrated by the 3rd and 4th Defendants. - Defendants maintained t

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Suit Number:GJ12/36/2025
Judges:CHARLES KWESI BENTUM, J
Counsel:Ernest Ofori holding the brief of Kofi Addo for the Plaintiffs. Flavin Gai with Abdul-Rashid Osman holding the brief of Mujeeb Rahman Ahmed for the Defendants.
Location:Kumasi

JUDGMENT

By their Writ of Summons accompanied by a Statement of Claim and filed in the Registry of this Court, the Plaintiffs claim against the Defendants as follows:

1. A declaration that, the paper writing dated 31st January, 2022, purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Timothy Kwame Serbeh is a forged document and not the act of the said Timothy Kwame Serbeh (deceased).  

2. An Order cancelling the said “WILL”.

3. An Order of Perpetual Injunction restraining the Defendants and all who claim through them from taking any steps on the strength of the “Will”.

4. Costs, including Lawyer’s costs.

5. Any Order as this Honourable Court might deem fit.

From the reliefs sought, the Plaintiffs dispute a document they claim is being held by the Defendants as the last Will and Testament of Timothy Kwame Serbeh (deceased).

From the generality of their Statement of Claim, the Plaintiffs seek to impeach the said document dated 31st January, 2022, on the ground of forgery and fraud.  

Their basis f…

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