Judgements

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 8TH FEBRUARY, 1963 BEFORE: VAN LARE, MILLS-ODOI AND BLAY JJ.S.C. COUNSEL Appellant in person. Annan, Senior State Attorney, for the respondent. JUDGMENT OF COURT In its judgment read by van Lare J.S.C. the Supreme Court held that the power of ordering recovery of property or its value is now […]

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 6TH FEBRUARY, 1963 BEFORE: KORSAH C.J., CRABBE AND BLAY JJ.S.C CASES REFERRED TO (1) Keelson v. Mensah (1957) 2 W.A.L.R. 271 (2) Sokpui II v. Agbozo III (1951) 13 W.A.C.A. 241 (3) Chapman v. Ocloo (1957) 3 W.A.L.R. 84 (4) Re Squires Settlement [1946] W.N. 11; 115 L.J.Ch. 90;

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 1ST FEBRUARY, 1963 BEFORE: CRABBE, OLLENNU AND BLAY JJ.S.C.   CASES REFERRED TO (1) R. v. Hart (1932) 23 Cr.App.R. 202, C.C.A. (2) R. v. Chadwick (1917) 12 Cr.App.R. 247, C.C.A. (3) R. v. Ruffino (1911) 7 Cr.App.R. 47, C.C.A. (4) R. v. Johnson [1961] 3 All E.R. 969,

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, HO DATE: 31ST JANUARY, 1963 BEFORE: SIRIBOE J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Muffatt v. Tetteh Kpeshie II (1952) 14 W.A.C.A. 44 (2) Makata v. Ahorli (1956) 1 W.A.L.R. 169 (3) Adzado v. Bebi (1957) 3 W.A.L.R. 262 (4) Crawcour v. Salter (1881) 30 W.R. 21; 18 Ch.D. 30; 52 L.J.Ch.

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 24TH JANUARY, 1963 BEFORE: ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, OLLENNU AND AKUFO-ADDO JJ.S.C. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. S.C. In its judgment read by Ollennu J.S.C., the Supreme Court held that although in a trial with assessors, the judge is, by section 287 (2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1960 (Act 30), not bound

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 21ST JANUARY, 1963 BEFORE: ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, OLLENNU AND AKUFO-ADDO NJJ.S.C. CASE REFERRED TO R. v. Mensah [1959] GLR 314 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against conviction on four counts of possessing forged documents and four counts of aiding and abetting one G. F. C. Bruce to steal entered by the Circuit

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 18TH JANUARY, 1963 BEFORE: KORSAH C.J., ADUMUA-BOSSMAN AND MILLS-ODOI JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Abrath v. North Eastern Rly. Co. (1883) 52 L.J.Q.B. 620; 11 Q.B.D. 440, C.A. (2) R. v. Stoddart (1909) 2 Cr.App.R. 217, C.C.A. (3) R. v. Bradshaw (1910) 3 Cr.App.R. 280, C.C.A. (4) R. v.

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 18TH JANUARY, 1963 BEFORE: ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, OLLENNU AND AKUFO-ADDOJJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) R. v. Bandoh (1944) 10 W.A.C.A. 190 (2) Setrena v. The King (1951) 13 W.A.C.A. 132 [p.37] of [1963] 1 GLR 36 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against convictions for stealing, forgery and falsification of accounts entered by

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 14TH JANUARY, 1963 BEFORE: APALOO, J. CASE REFERRED TO Danso v. Oteng (1956) 2 W.A.L.R. 167 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of the Circuit Court, Kumasi, on the 30th April, 1962, dismissing the plaintiff’s claim for damages for slander and false imprisonment. COUNSEL Asumadu Sakyi (with

  DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, CAPE COAST DATE: 11TH JANUARY, 1963 BEFORE: SOWAH J.   CASE REFERRED TO Sarpong v. Commissioner of Police (1946) 12 W.A.C.A. 26 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against a conviction for stealing entered by the District Magistrate, Cape Coast, on the 26th October, 1962. COUNSEL T. D. Brodie-Mends for the