WILLIAMS AND OTHERS VRS. ARDAYFIO AND OTHERS (PA/0542/2023) [2024] GHAHC 107 (16 January 2024)

Application for interlocutory injunction refused as ongoing disputes persist, church closure maintains peace, and reopening would breed chaos; status quo should be preserved until resolution.

Citation: WILLIAMS AND OTHERS VRS. ARDAYFIO AND OTHERS (PA/0542/2023) [2024] GHAHC 107 (16 January 2024)
Parties: Plaintiffs: Godlove Williams & 5 Ors.; Defendants: Professor Davie Ardayfio & 2 Ors.
Court: ghahc
Jurisdiction: Ghana
Judgment Date: 16 January 2024
Procedural Posture: Probate and Letters of Administration / Interlocutory Application Ruling
Outcome: Application for interlocutory injunction refused.
Legal Topics: Interlocutory Injunction, Validity of Will, Estate Administration, Church Property Dispute
Source Language: eng

Succession Probate Civil Procedure Interlocutory Injunction Validity of Will Estate Administration Church Property Dispute

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Parties

Godlove Williams & 5 Ors.

Plaintiffs

Professor Davie Ardayfio & 2 Ors.

Defendants

Procedural Posture

Probate and Letters of Administration / Interlocutory Application Ruling

Legal Issues

1 Whether the alleged Will of Joseph Collins Williams is valid
2 Whether the 2nd and 3rd defendants should be restrained from interfering with the church property
3 Whether an interlocutory injunction should be granted to preserve the status quo

Ratio Decidendi

Application for interlocutory injunction refused as ongoing disputes persist, church closure maintains peace, and reopening would breed chaos; status quo should be preserved until resolution.

Court Disposition

Application for interlocutory injunction refused.

Orders

Matter set for Case Management Conference (CMC).