Judgements

High Court · 20 Dec 1987 · OKUNOR J. The appellant in this case was convicted of the offence of forgery. The charge on which he was tried read: “STATEMENT OF OFFENCE FORGERY—Section 159 of Act 29/60 PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE JONATHAN YIRENKYI: CLERK:—For that you on 16 September 1977 at Agona Swedru in the Central […]

COURT OF APPEAL, SITTING AS THE SUPREME COURT; ACCRA 23 SEPTEMBER 1980 COUNSEL Nana Akufo-Addo (with him Dr. Prempeh, Tsatsu Tsikata, J. A. Glover and Mrs. Reindorf) for the plaintiff. Joe Reindorf, Attorney-General (with him Djabatey, Deputy Attorney-General, C. H. A. Tetteh, Solicitor-General, I. Odoi and Mrs. Campbell, Principal State Attorneys) for the defendant. JUDGMENT

COURT OF APPEAL SITTING AS THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 23 SEPTEMBER 1980 CORAM: SOWAH AND CHARLES CRABBE JJ.S.C., LASSEY AND FRANCOIS JJ.A. AND AGYEPONG J.   JUDGMENT OF SOWAH J.S.C. Sowah J.S.C. delivered the judgment of the court. The plaintiff is seeking a declaration from this court that: “(a) on the coming into force of

HIGH COURT, KUMASI Date: 11 JULY 1975 TAYLOR J CASES REFERRED TO (1) Beevis v. Dawson [1957] 1 Q.B. 195; [1956] 3 W.L.R. 1016; [1956] 3 All E.R. 837; 100 S.J. 874, C.A. (2) Rondel v. Worsley [1967] 1 Q.B. 443; [1966] 3 W.L.R. 950; [1966] 3 All E.R. 657; 110 S.J. 810, C.A. (3)

HIGH COURT, HO Date: 9 JULY 1975 ANTERKYI J NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of the Circuit Court, Ho, to the High Court against conviction and sentence for attempted unlawful exportation of coffee beans. The facts are fully stated in the judgment. COUNSEL I. N. K. Wuaku for the appellants. Addo, State Attorney

HIGH COURT, TAMALE 11 JUNE 1975 ATA-BEDU J CASES REFERRED TO (1) Benham v. Gambling [1941] A.C. 157; [1941] 1 All E.R. 7; 164 L.T. 290; 57 T.L.R. 177; 84 S.J.703, H.L. (2) Barnett v. Cohen [1921] 2 K.B. 461; 90 L.J.K.B. 1307; 125 L.T. 733; 37 T.L.R. 629; 19 L.G.R.623. (3) Dolbey v. Godwin

HIGH COURT, ACCRA Date: 22 MAY 1975 AMISSAH J A CASES REFERRED TO (1) Douglas v. Baynes [1908] A.C. 477; 78 L.J.P.C. 13; 99 L.T. 599; 24 T.L.R. 896, P.C. (2) Hart v. Hart (1881) 18 Ch.D. 670; 50 L.J.Ch. 697; 45 L.T. 13; 30 W.R. 8. (3) Chattock v. Muller (1878) 8 Ch.D. 177.

HIGH COURT, SUNYANI Date: 9 MAY 1975 OSEI-HWERE J CASES REFERRED TO (1) State v. Ayeh, Supreme Court, Cyclostyled Judgments, January-December, 1964, Vol. II, p. 79. (2) Makin v. Attorney-General for New South Wales [1894] A.C. 57; 63 L.J.P.C. 41; 69 L.T. 778; 58 J.P. 148; 10 T.L.R. 155; 17 Cox C.C. 704, P.C. (3)

HIGH COURT, ACCRA Date: 8 MAY 1975 AMISSAH J A CASES REFERRED TO (1) Williams v. Thomas (1862) 2 Dr. & Sm. 29; 62 E. R. 532. (2) Walker v. Wilsher (1889) 23 Q.B.D. 335; 58 L.J.Q.B. 501; 54 J.P. 213; 37 W.R. 723; 5 T.L.R. 649, C.A. (3) Waldridge v. Kennison (1794) 1 Esp.

COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA Date: 21 APRIL 1975 APALOO  KINGSLEY-NYINAH AND ANNAN JJ A CASES REFERRED TO (1) Humphries v. Humphries [1910] 2 K.B. 531; 79 L.J.K.B. 919; 103 L.T. 14, C.A. (2) Hoystead v. Commissioner of Taxation [1926] A.C. 155; 94 L.J.P.C. 79; 134 L.T. 354; 42 T.L.R. 207, P.C. (3) Vooght v. Winch