Judgements

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 19TH SEPTEMBER, 1963 BEFORE: PREMPEH J.   CASE REFERRED TO Setse v. Setse [1959] G.L.R. 155 [p.332] of [1963] 2 GLR 331 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS PRELIMINARY OBJECTION. The petitioner sought the dissolution of her marriage to the respondent. The respondent raised a preliminary objection to the court’s jurisdiction […]

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1963 BEFORE: PREMPEH J. CASE REFERRED TO Lemm v. Mitchell [1912] A.C. 400; 106 L.T. 359; 28 T.L.R. 282, P.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against assessment of income tax. The facts are fully set out in the ruling of the court. COUNSEL A. C. Kuma, for

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 2ND SEPTEMBER, 1963 BEFORE: PREMPEH J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Daniels v. Fielding (1846) 16 M. & W. 200; 153 E.R. 1159 (2) Lloyd v. Harris (1792) Peake 231; 170 E.R. 140 (3) Petrie v. Lamont (1842) 3 Man. & G. 702; 133 E.R. 1322 (4) Bristow v.

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 19 JULY, 1963 BEFORE: KORSAH C.J., ADUMUA-BOSSMAN AND CRABBE JJ.S.C.   CASES REFERRED TO (1) Marling v. Forbes, judgment of English Court of Appeal (No. 32d. of 1954), unreported. (2) Mason v. Williams and Williams, Ltd. [1955] 1 W.L.R. 549; [1955] 1 All E.R. 808 (3) Swinburn v. Lincolnshire

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 15TH JULY, 1963 BEFORE: ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, OLLENNU AND BLAY JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against a conviction for stealing entered by the Circuit Court, Kumasi. The facts are fully set out in the judgment of Ollennu J.S.C. COUNSEL Amankwa for the appellant. D. F. Annan, Senior State Attorney, for the

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 10TH JULY, 1963 BEFORE: ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, OLLENNU AND CRABBE JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Mercantile Investment and General Trust Company v. River Plate Trust, Loan, and Agency Company [1894] 1 Ch. 578; 63 L.J. Ch. 366 (2) Abbey v. Ollennu (1954) 14 W.A.C.A. 567 (3) Okunubi v. Assaf (1951) 13

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 10TH JULY, 1963 BEFORE: ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, OLLENNU AND BLAY JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against the conviction of the appellants delivered by his honour Judge Siriboe (as he then was) at the Central Circuit Court, Cape Coast, on charges of unlawful entry and stealing. The facts are fully set out

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 8TH JULY, 1963 BEFORE: ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, MILLS-ODOI AND AKUFO-ADDO JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a decision of Simpson J. delivered at the High Court, Kumasi, (unreported) affirming a judgment of the Asantehene’s Court which upheld a decision of the Native Court, Teppa, given in favour of the defendant in

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 5TH JULY, 1963 BEFORE: ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, CRABBE AND AKUFO-ADDO NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of the High Court, Accra, unreported, given in favour of the plaintiff in an action for the recovery of the sum of £G1,361 6s. 11 d. The facts are fully set out in the

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 5TH JULY, 1963 BEFORE: KORSAH C.J., ADUMUA BOSSMAN AND CRABBE JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Hope v. Hope (1854) 4 De G.M. & G. 328; 43 E.R. 534 (2) Kistler v. Tettmar [1905] 1 K.B. 39; 74 L.J.K.B. 1; 92 L.T. 36; 21 T.L.R. 24, C.A. (3) Porter v.