Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), CAPE COAST Date: 22ND DECEMBER, 1959 Before: ADUMUA-BOSSMAN J. JUDGMENT OF ADUMUA-BOSSMAN J. (His lordship stated the history of the matter, and continued:—) The question which arose for determination in the trial-Court, and which now arises in this appeal, was whether the plaintiff by the evidence which he […]
AIKINS v. KOMMENDA [1959] GLR 464 Read More »
Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), ACCRA Date: 12TH MAY 1959. Before: OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. On the merits there is no substance in this appeal. The only ground of appeal which was seriously argued in this second appeal was the additional ground filed on the 9th May, 1959, which reads: “The
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Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), ACCRA Date: 26 NOVEMBER, 1959 Before: OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. (His lordship set forth the history of the proceedings, and continued:—) I shall deal firstly with the issue whether or not there has been a valid arbitration upon the dispute between the plaintiff and the Caesar
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Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, KUMASI Date: 10TH APRIL, 1959. Before: MURPHY J. JUDGMENT OF MURPHY J (His lordship stated the facts, and proceeded:-) In this judgment the Ghana (Constitution) Order-in-Council, 1957, the Statute Law (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1957, and the Ejisu Stool Property Order, 1958, will be referred to as the Constitution, the
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Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, HO Date: 29TH JANUARY, 1959. Before: SIMPSON J. JUDGMENT OF SIMPSON J. (His lordship stated the history of the Matter, and proceeded): — Under the Native Courts (Southern Section of Togoland) Ordinance, the powers of a Magistrate in land causes are restricted to transferring a matter to another Court (section
Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 29TH MAY, 1959. Before: VAN LARE J.A. AS C.J., GRANVILLE SHARP J.A. AND ACOLATSE J. JUDGMENT OF GRANVILLE SHARP J.A. Granville Sharp J.A., delivered the judgment of the Court: (His lordship stated the facts, and proceeded:—) Whatever may be the fact as to the purchase of cloth, it
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE v. BONNEY & ORS. [1959] GLR 237 Read More »
A 28-year-old butcher, Amoah Ibrahim, has been granted bail in the sum of GH₵20,000 with two sureties by the Ashaiman Circuit Court for allegedly assaulting a military staff sergeant. The court, presided over by Mr. Derick Padden Eshun, granted Ibrahim bail to reappear in court on May 20, 2024, after pleading not guilty to two
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Three teachers held for alleged employment scam have been granted a GHC350,000.00 bail each by an Accra Circuit Court. Samuel Mensah Amelikpo, David Bacha Ntenyam and Daniel Ofori Boateng are to get two sureties each who from the Ghana Education Service (GES) teaching profession or family members. They are to report to the Police every
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Kwasi Badji, 47-year-old farmer at Okanta near Kadjebi in the Oti Region has allegedly stabbed his rival to death. An eyewitness, who wanted to remain anonymous, said Badji stabbed Kudzo Danyo, 52, a farmer, at a meeting held on Monday April 8, to address pertinent misunderstanding between the deceased and his wife, Madam Brinna. Badji,
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An Accra Circuit Court has adjourned to May 3, the case of two Prison Officers accused of aiding Wang Xiao, a Chinese convicted prisoner to escape from Nsawam Medium Security Prisons. The Officers Joseph Oteng and Sergeant Isaac Boateng Bonsu have denied the charges of conspiracy and aiding escape. The court presided over by Mrs
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