Case Briefs

Judge: Jones Dotse JSC (writing for the Supreme Court) Facts: On June 22, 1998, two police officers, Valentino Gligah and Abdulai Aziz Atiso, allegedly raped Cynthia Nyante, a trader of second-hand clothes near the Kinbu Road and Central Police Station in Accra. The prosecution’s case was that Cynthia was summoned to the police office by […]

Facts In Collins v Wilcock (1984), Defendant was charged with assaulting a police officer, the Plaintiff, following a scuffle between them. Plaintiff had seen Defendant with another woman, who was known to be a prostitute, and attempted to question Defendant by holding Defendant’s arm. Issue The issue was whether Plaintiff’s action of holding Defendant’s arm

Facts In Cassidy v Ministry of Health (1951) 2 KB 343, the plaintiff underwent an operation on his hand performed by Dr. Fahrini, who was employed full-time as an assistant medical officer at the defendant’s (D’s) hospital. After the operation, P’s hand was placed in a splint, and Plaintiff was under the care of Dr.

Facts In Kemsley v Foot (1952) AC 345, the defendant, a newspaper, published an article with the headline “Lower than Kemsley,” which referred to the plaintiff (P), a well-known newspaper proprietor. The article criticized the conduct of another newspaper unrelated to Plaintiff. In response, Plaintiff  brought an action for libel, seeking damages, and Defendant pleaded

Facts In Wilson v. Pringle (1987) QB 237, two 13-year-old schoolboys, the plaintiff  and the defendant , were involved in an incident where Plaintiff claimed damages for trespass to the person. Plaintiff  alleged that Defendant intentionally jumped on his back. Defendant denied liability, arguing that he only pulled P’s school bag off his shoulder, which

Facts In Rylands v. Fletcher (1868) LR 3 HL 330, the defendant (D) arranged for the construction of a water reservoir on their land for use with their mill operation. Beneath the land, there were old, disused mining shafts and passages. The weight of the water in the reservoir caused the shafts to break, and

Facts In Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v. Heller & Partners Ltd [1964] AC 465, the appellants, Hedley Byrne (HB), a firm of advertising agents, were planning to undertake an extensive advertising program for a customer, Easipower Ltd. Due to doubts about Easipower’s financial position, HB instructed their bankers to obtain a financial report. The