Judgements

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 8TH JUNE, 1959. Before: GRANVILLE SHARP J. A., ACOLATSE J. AND SMITH J. ARGUMENT OF COUNSEL Bentsi-Enchill for appellant (Nettey). The onus rests on the Defence, because the trial-Judge held that the plaintiff has title, but is estopped from a grant of declaration because her predecessors had stood […]

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 25TH JUNE, 1959. Before: GRANVILLE SHARP J.A., ACOLATSE J. AND SMITH J. JUDGMENT OF ACOLATSE J. (His lordship stated the facts and history of the case, and proceeded:-) Counsel for 2nd defendant submitted before us that no valid notice as required by section 11(1)(e) of the Rent Control

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 19TH JANUARY, 1959 Before: VAN LARE AG. C. J., GRANVILLE SHARP J. A. AND OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF VAN LARE AG. C. J. Van Lare Ag. C.J. delivered the judgment of the Court: This is an appeal from the judgment of Manyo-Plange J. dismissing the petition of a

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, HO Date: 22ND SEPTEMBER, 1959. Before: SIMPSON J. JUDGMENT OF SIMPSON J. (His lordship referred to the history of the case, and continued:- The District Magistrate decided to call evidence as to the customary law involved. The witness, unfortunately, was not asked what customs are required to be performed where

HIGH COURT, ACCRA Date: 27 February 2003 COUNSEL: JUDGEMENT OF AMONOO-MONNEY JA Amonoo-Monney JA. On 2 October 2000 the plaintiff sued out a writ of summons against the defendant bank in which he claimed the following reliefs: “(a) A declaration that the plaintiff owns 160,000 paid up shares of the defendant-company. (b) A declaration that

Date: 18 JULY 1991 JUDGMENT OF LAMPTEY J. A. By an originating motion supported by an affidavit which ran into 26 paragraphs, the two applicants, namely Michael Kwaku Abrokwa and James Adona Mensah, in their capacities as shareholders in Ashanti Furniture Co. Ltd. pursuant to section 218 of the Companies Code, 1963 (Act 179) sought

Court of Appeal · 9 May 1974 · Ghana (1974)  (CA) CORAM ANIN JA, ANNAN JA ,HAYFRON-BENJAMIN J.A. ANIN J.A. The plaintiff-appellant (hereafter called the plaintiff) for herself as the administratrix of the estate of Kofi Asabere (deceased) and his dependents instituted this action in the Kumasi Circuit Court claiming damages for the negligence of

High Court · 29 Mar 1962 · Ghana CORAM APALOO J. In this case, there is a comfortable area of agreement between the case of the prosecution and defence. The accused was at the material time a student nurse at the Central Hospital, Kumasi. He was described by Mr. Doku (P.W.6) as a good student

Court of Appeal · 21 Dec 1995 · Ghana (1995)  (CA) CORAM AMUAH JSC, FORSTER JA, BENIN JA BENIN JA The accused, now the appellant, was arraigned before the Ashanti Regional Public Tribunal on a charge of stealing under section 124(1) of the Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29). The particulars of offence read: “Nana Owusu

High Court · 20 Dec 1987 · Ghana OKUNOR J. The appellant in this case was convicted of the offence of forgery. The charge on which he was tried read: “STATEMENT OF OFFENCE FORGERY—Section 159 of Act 29/60 PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE JONATHAN YIRENKYI: CLERK:—For that you on 16 September 1977 at Agona Swedru in the