Ollennu J.S.C. delivered the judgment of the court.  The proceedings which have culminated in this appeal commenced in the High Court, Kumasi, with an application by the plaintiff, the first appellant herein, for a grant of letters of administration in respect of the estate of his deceased father, Kofi Beng, also known as Okomfo Kofi Beng. Caveat to the said application was first entered by the first defendant, the respondent herein, and later another was entered by the second defendant, the second appellant herein, each of whom claimed to be the proper person entitled to the grant of letters in respect of the estate