Judgements

DIVISION: SUPREME COURT DATE: 5 MARCH 1965 BEFORE: MILLS-ODOI, OLLENNU AND BRUCE-LYLE JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a conviction for murder at the Criminal Session of the High Court held at Accra on 8 June 1964. The facts are fully set out in the judgment of Bruce-Lyle J.S.C. COUNSEL Hutchful for the appellant. K. […]

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, SEKONDI DATE: 2 MARCH 1965 BEFORE: DJABANOR J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPLICATION for stay of proceedings on the ground that a contract of insurance included an arbitration clause in terms of the Arbitration Act. COUNSEL C. Cann for the defendant-applicant. J. Ofori Boateng for the plaintiff-respondent. JUDGMENT OF DJABANOR J. This is

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, CAPE COAST DATE: 2 MARCH 1965 BEFORE: LASSEY J. CASE REFERRED TO Makata v. Ahorli (1956) 1 W.A.L.R. 169, W.A.C.A. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS RULING on a preliminary point that a notice of appeal signed by one appellant on behalf of his co-appellants did not constitute a valid notice of appeal by all

DIVISION: SUPREME COURT DATE: 1 March 1965 BEFORE: MILLS-ODOI., OLLENNU AND BRUCE-LYLE JS.S.C. CASE REFERRED TO Chellaram & Sons (Ghana) Ltd. v. Halabi [1963] 1 G.L.R. 214, S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a ruling of Apaloo J. (as he then was) sitting in the High Court, Kumasi (unreported), wherein he ruled in favour of

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 1 MARCH 1965 BEFORE: APALOO J.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Roberts v. Death (1881) 8 Q.B.D. 319; 51 L.J.Q.B. 15; 46 L.T. 246, C.A. (2) Martin v. Nadel [1906] 2 K.B. 26; 75 L.J.K.B. 620; 95 L.T. 16; 22 T.L.R. 561, C.A. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS MOTIONS for orders (1) to

DIVISION: SUPREME COURT DATE: 26 FEBRUARY 1965 BEFORE: MILLS-ODOI, ACOLATSE AND SIRIBOE JJ.S.C. Criminal law and procedure—Jury trial—Misdirection—Evidence of expert witness on record—Failure by trial judge to direct jury’s attention to certain aspects of expert evidence—Whether fatal to conviction for murder. Criminal law and procedure—Murder—Circumstantial evidence—Whether jury entitled to infer that there was a violent

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 26 FEBRUARY 1965 BEFORE: HAYFRON-BENJAMIN J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Roberts v. Bury Improvement Commissioners (1870) L.R. 5 C.P. 310; 39 L.J.C.P. 129; 22 L.T. 132. (2) Walker v. London & North Western Rly. Co. (1876) 1 C.P.D. 518; 45 L.J.C.P. 787; 36 L.T. 53. (3) Joshua Henshaw & Sons

DIVISION: SUPREME COURT DATE: 22 FEBRUARY 1965 BEFORE: MILLS-ODOI, OLLENNU AND BRUCE-LYLE JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a decision of the High Court (unreported) in favour of the respondents in an action for an order of accounts and recovery of certain cocoa farms. COUNSEL B. J. da Rocha for the appellant. I. K. Abban

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 13 FEBRUARY 1965 BEFORE: ACOLATSE J.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO: (1) Colonial Sugar Refinery Co., Ltd. v. Irving [1905] A.C. 369; 74 L.J.P.C. 77; 92 L.T. 738; 21 T.L.R. 513, P.C. (2) Commissioner of Police v. Akyeampong [1963] 1 G.L.R. 402, S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS INQUIRY under the Public Lands (Leasehold)

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 8 FEBRUARY 1965 BEFORE: APALOO J.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Huguenin v. Baseley (1807) 14 Ves. Jun. 273; 33 E.R. 526. (2) Allcard v. Skinner (1887) 36 Ch.D. 145; 56 L.J.Ch. 1052; 57 L.T. 61; 3 T.L.R. 751, C.A. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from the judgment of a circuit court