Judgements

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, TAMALE DATE: 22 OCTOBER 1968 BEFORE: EDUSEI J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPLICATION for letters of administration with will annexed. The facts sufficiently appear in the ruling. COUNSEL Applicant in person. JUDGMENT OF EDUSEI J. By his will, exhibit A, dated 19 September 1966, the testator left all his property to his grandson, […]

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 22 OCTOBER 1968 BEFORE: ANNAN J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION by the plaintiff against the defendants for damages for injuries sustained by him in the course of his employment with them. The facts are fully set out in the judgment. COUNSEL Mmieh for the plaintiff. Mrs. Campbell for the defendants.

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 17 OCTOBER 1968 BEFORE: ANNAN J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPLICATION by mortgagees for extension of time within which to register a charge under the Companies Code, 1963 (Act 179). The facts sufficiently appear in the ruling. COUNSEL Osei-Bonsu for the applicants. Kofi Sackey for the respondents. JUDGEMENT OF ANNAN J.

CASES REFERRED TO (1) Republic v. Halm and Ayeh-Kumi, Court of Appeal, 27 July 1967, unreported. (2) Owusu v. The State [1967] G.L.R. 435, C.A. (3) R. v. Tunwashe (1935) 2 W.A.C.A. 236. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPLICATION for bail pending the hearing and determination of an appeal against conviction. The facts are sufficiently set out

DIVISION: COURT OF APPEAL DATE: 15 OCTOBER 1968 BEFORE: AKUFO-ADDO C.J., OLLENNU J.A. AND ARCHER J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against a decision of the High Court, affirming a ruling of a district court that despite a previous discharge by another magistrate of the appellant on a similar charge, it had jurisdiction to commit the

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 11 OCTOBER 1968 BEFORE: ARCHER J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against conviction and sentence for careless driving. The facts are sufficiently set out in the judgment. COUNSEL M. O. Nti for the appellant. Hayfron-Benjamin for the respondent. JUDGMENT OF ARCHER J. The appellant was charged under section 8 (1) and

CASES REFERRED TO (1) R. v. Fisher (1921) 91 L.J.K.B. 145; 86 J.P. 29; 66 S.J. 109; 16 Cr.App.R. 53, C.C.A. (2) R. v. Olua (1943) 9 W.A.C.A. 30. (3) Commissioner of Police v. Bonney [1959] G.L.R. 237, C.A. (4) State v. Andoh (Practice Note) [1962] 2 G.L.R. 106, S.C. (5) R. v. Hayward (1949)

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, SEKONDI DATE: 10 OCTOBER 1968 BEFORE: OWUSU J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION for specific performance. The facts are fully set out in the judgment. COUNSEL E. Bentsi-Enchill for the plaintiff. A. Forson for the defendant. JUDGMENT OF OWUSU J. The plaintiff’s claim is for the specific performance of an oral agreement for

Division: HIGH COURT, HO DATE: 25 SEPTEMBER 1968 BEFORE: KINGSLEY-NYINAH J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS RULING on preliminary objection on behalf of the defendants. The facts are fully set out in the ruling of the court. COUNSEL W. T. Doku for the plaintiff. F. T. C Amorin for the first defendant. T.E. Kwaku for the second

CASES REFERRED TO (1) Yaw v. Amobie (1958) 3 W.A.L.R. 406, C.A. (2) Twumasi v. Badu (1957) 2 W.A.L.R. 204, W.A.C.A. (3) Parkin v. Thorold (1852) 16 Beav. 59; 22 L.J. Ch. 170; 16 Jur. 959; 51 E.R. 698. (4) Boadu v. Fosu (1942) 8 W.A.C.A. 187. (5) Budu II v. Caesar [1959] G.L.R. 410.