For the purposes of this appeal, the appellant who was the plaintiff in the court below would be referred to simply as the plaintiff while the respondents who were the defendants in the case would also be referred to as the defendants.

The facts leading to this appeal as disclosed in the record of appeal are that one Yaw Budukuma died testate. This Yaw Budukuma was married to one Tsetsewa and they had three children, namely; Aba Amoakowaa @ Cecilia Brookman, Kwabena Bosu @ Lawyer Ewusie Brookman and Mary Brookman. Mary Brookman, however pre-deceased her father. 
