Judgements

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA Date: 23 DECEMBER, 1964 Before: ARCHER J JUDGMENT OF ARCHER J The petitioner seeks the dissolution of his marriage on the ground of the respondent’s cruelty and desertion. The parties were married in 1929 and all the children of the marriage have attained their majority. The petitioner’s case is […]

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, KUMASI Date: 18 DECEMBER 1964 Before: APALOO JSC JUDGMENT OF APALOO JSC In this action, the plaintiff representing a syndicate of Akwapim farmers, claims against the defendants an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from any further interference with the rights of the plaintiff on a large tract of

Division: IN THE SUPREME COURT Date: 18 DECEMBER 1964 Before: MILLS-ODOI, ACOLATSE AND SIRIBOE JJSC JUDGMENT OF MILLS-ODOI JSC Mills Odoi JSC delivered the judgment of the court. The appellants were convicted by Apaloo J. (as he then was), sitting with assessors at the Criminal Session of the High Court at Kumasi on 12 December

Division: IN THE SUPREME COURT Date: 18 DECEMBER 1964 Before: MILLS-ODOI, ACOLATSE AND SIRIBOE JJ.S.C. JUDGMENT OF MILLS-ODOI J.S.C. Mills Odoi J.S.C. delivered the judgment of the court. The appellants were convicted by Apaloo J. (as he then was), sitting with assessors at the Criminal Session of the High Court at Kumasi on 12 December

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, SEKONDI Date: 17 DECEMBER 1964 Before: KORANTENG-ADDOW J JUDGMENT OF KORANTENG-ADDOW J The plaintiff brought this action in his capacity as heir and successor to the late L. T. C. Davies and as representing the other children of the said Davies, claiming: (i) a declaration that the deed of sale

Division: IN THE SUPREME COURT Date: 15 DECEMBER 1964 Before: OLLENNU, ACOLATSE AND SIRIBOE, JJ.S.C. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J.S.C. Ollennu J.S.C. delivered the judgment of the court. This appeal is against the conviction of the appellant by the High Court, Ho, for rape. The trial was conducted with assessors. Most of the facts in the

Division: IN THE SUPREME COURT Date: 15 DECEMBER 1964 Before: OLLENNU, ACOLATSE AND SIRIBOE, JJSC JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU JSC Ollennu JSC delivered the judgment of the court. This appeal is against the conviction of the appellant by the High Court, Ho, for rape. The trial was conducted with assessors. Most of the facts in the

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, SEKONDI Date: 9 DECEMBER 1964 Before: DJABANOR J JUDGMENT OF DJABANOR J This is an application by the defendants herein praying this court, (a) to stay these proceedings for a period of one month until previous costs awarded against the plaintiff in a similar action in favour of the defendants

Division: IN THE SUPREME COURT Date: 4 DECEMBER 1964 Before: MILLS-ODOI, ACOLATSE AND SIRIBOE JJSC JUDGMENT OF MILLS–ODOI JSC Mills-Odoi JSC delivered the judgment of the court. The appellant was convicted for the murder of his wife, Ekua Ntabeley, at the village of Aiyim in the Western Region, on 24 September 1963. The trial was

Division: IN THE SUPREME COURT Date: 4 DECEMBER 1964 Before: OLLENNU, ACOLATSE AND SIRIBOE JJSC JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU JSC Ollennu JSC delivered the judgment of the court. The appellant was found guilty by a jury of the murder of his wife one Amma Dagarti; he was accordingly convicted, and the only sentence allowed by law