Judgements

HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), ACCRA DATE: 18TH FEBRUARY 1959 BEFORE: OLLENNU J. COUNSEL Appellant in person. da Rocha for respondent. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. (His lordship stated the history of the case, and proceeded;—) In their judgment the native trial-Court made the following findings of fact: “The witnesses in this case supported plaintiff in their […]

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, SEKONDI Date: 16TH FEBRUARY, 1959. Before: SARKODEE-ADDO J. JUDGMENT OF SARKODEE-ADOO J. (His lordship stated the facts, and proceeded:-) The question for consideration is: In what circumstances ought leave be given to a spouse to present to the Court a petition for divorce within three years of the marriage? By

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 3RD FEBRUARY, 1959. Before: VAN LARE AG. C.J., GRANVILLE SHARP J.A. AND OLLENNU J. ARGUMENT OF COUNSEL Prempeh, for respondent, called on to justify the judgment reversing concurrent findings of fact. The first native court wrongly rejected admissible evidence. Admittedly the evidence given by a certain witness in

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 3RD FEBRUARY, 1959. Before: VAN LARE AG. C.J., GRANVILLE SHARP J.A., AND OLLENNU J.   ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL Anin for appellant (plaintiff). Swanzy for 1st respondent (Chief Taibil). It is agreed between counsel for all parties that the ruling appealed from is not maintainable, that the appeal should

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 2ND FEBRUARY, 1959. Before: VAN LARE AG.C.J., GRANVILEE SHARP J.A. AND OLLENNU J. Owusu Afriyie for appellant (1st caveator) was not called upon. The Court asked Prempeh whether he could support the Order appealed from, in view of Order 60, Rule 21(2), which requires the Judge to order

COURT OF APPEAL DATE: 2ND FEBRUARY, 1959. BEFORE: VAN LARE AG. C.J., GRANVILLE SHARP J.A. AND OLLENNU J. COUNSEL Prempeh (for appellant) not called upon to argue. JUDGMENT OF VAN LARE AG CJ. The facts in this appeal are not in dispute. Briefly stated they are as follows. The respondent inherited his uncle’s cocoa farm,

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 2ND FEBRUARY, 1959. Before: VAN LARE AG. C.J., GRANVILLE SHARP J.A. AND OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF VAN LARE AG CJ. The facts in this appeal are not in dispute. Briefly stated they are as follows. The respondent inherited his uncle’s cocoa farm, adjoining which was virgin forest land,

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), CAPE COAST Date: 31ST JANUARY, 1959 Before: ADUMUA-BOSSMAN J. JUDGEMENT OF ADUMUA-BOSSMAN J. (His lordship set out the history of the matter, and proceeded):—It is clear that the trial-Court proceeded upon a complete misconception as to the identity of the family to which the properties belonged, and which