Judgements

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, SEKONDI DATE: 12 SEPTEMBER 1968 BEFORE: EDUSEI J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a decision of a district court grade II awarding costs against the appellant as a private prosecutor. The facts are fully set out in the judgment. COUNSEL C. K. A. Anson for the appellant. K. Bentsi-Enchill for the respondent. […]

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, SEKONDI DATE: 12 SEPTEMBER 1968 BEFORE: EDUSEI J NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS Appeal against recommendation of deportation by the district court grade II. The facts are set out in the judgment. COUNSEL E. Bentsi-Enchill for the appellant. Anson for the respondent. JUDGMENT OF EDUSEI J. The appellant was charged with stealing various articles

CASES REFERRED TO (1) R. v. Electricity Commissioners; Ex parte London Electricity Joint Committee Co., Ltd. (1920) [1924] 1 K.B. 171; 93 L.J.K.B. 390; 130 L.T. 164; 88 J.P. 13; 39 T.L.R. 715; 68 S.J. 188,, C.A. (2) Ridge v. Baldwin [1964] A.C. 40; [1963] 2 W.L.R. 935; [1963] 2 All E.R. 66; 127 J.P.

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, HO DATE: 9 SEPTEMBER 1968 BEFORE: KINGSLEY-NYINAH J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against a decision of a circuit court convicting the appellants of the offences of conspiracy to commit a crime contrary to sections 23 (1) and 24 (1), and causing harm to a dead body contrary to section 285 of the

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, CAPE COAST DATE: 9 SEPTEMBER 1968 BEFORE: EDUSEI J. COUNSEL K. A. Sarpong for the appellant. W. Halm, Assistant State Attorney, for the Republic. JUDGMENT OF EDUSEI J. It has been repeated by the superior courts of this land that in summary trials the facts as given by the prosecutor must appear

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 29 AUGUST 1968 BEFORE: EDUSEI J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from the decision of a district court convicting the appellant of the offence of careless driving contrary to the Road Traffic Ordinance, 1952 (No.55 of 1952). The facts are fully set out in the judgment. COUNSEL Sekyi Hughes for the

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 21 AUGUST 1968 BEFORE: AMISSAH J.A. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against the ruling of the committal magistrate dismissing the plea of autrefois acquit raised by the accused as a preliminary objection. The facts are fully set out in the judgment of Amissah J.A. sitting as an additional judge of the

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, SEKONDI DATE: 15 AUGUST 1968 BEFORE: EDUSEI J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS RULING in an application by the defendants-mortgagees for an order that the plaintiff mortgagor pays the mortgage debt into court pending the determination of an originating summons by the plaintiff mortgagor to re-open the mortgage transaction. COUNSEL B. Gaisie for the

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, TAMALE DATE: 7 AUGUST 1968 BEFORE: QUASHIE-SAM AG.J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against a decision of a district court convicting the accused on his plea of guilty. The facts are fully set out in the judgment. COUNSEL S.A. Codjoe-Fordjour for the appellant. J. R. Turkson, Assistant State Attorney, for the Republic. JUDGMENT

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 31 JULY 1968 BEFORE: ANNAN J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS RULING on the application by the applicants for an order of mandamus to issue against the respondents. The facts are fully set out in the ruling. COUNSEL Appiah-Menkah for the applicants. J. C. Amonoo-Monney, State Attorney, for the respondents. JUDGMENT OF