Judgements

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 15TH NOVEMBER, 1961 BEFORE: APALOO, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Pacific Coast Coal Mines, Ltd. v. Arbuthnot & Ors.[1917] A.C. 607 (2) Royal British Bank v. Turquand (1856) 6 EL. & BL. 327;119 E.R. 886 (3) Wilson v. Lloyd (1873) L.R. 16 Eq. 60 (4) Conquest’s Case (1875) […]

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT  DATE: 13TH NOVEMBER, 1961  BEFORE: SARKODEE-ADOO, J., ADUMUA-BOSSMAN AND CRABBE JJ.S.C.  CASES REFERRED TO   (1) Oppenheimer v. Frazer [1907] 2 K.B. 50  (2) R v. Stewart (1845) 1 Cox C.C. 174  (3) R v. Russet [1892] 2 Q.B. 312  (4) R v. Collins (1922) 128 L.T. 31  (5) R.

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 13TH NOVEMBER, 1961 BEFORE: SARKODEE-ADOO, ADUMUA-BOSSMAN AND CRABBE, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) R. v. Okorodudu (1947) 12 W.A.C.A. 129 (2) Kwame Aboah v. The Queen (1953) 14 W.A.C.A. 253 (3) R. v. Ofoni (1940) 6 W.A.C.A. 1 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against conviction by Scott, J. sitting with

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: (13TH NOVEMBER, 1961) BEFORE: SARKODEE-ADOO, ADUMUA-BOSSMAN AND CRABBE, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) R. v. Hepworth and Fearnley [1955] 2 Q.B.60; [1955] 2 All E.R.918; 39 Cr. App. R. 152, C.C.A. (2) Hornal v. Neuberger Products Ltd. [1957]1 Q.B. 247; [1956] 3 All E.R. 970. C.A. (3) R. v.

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 13TH NOVEMBER, 1961 BEFORE: APALOO, J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION for the pre-accident value of vehicle damaged in an accident. COUNSEL E. K. Wiredu for the plaintiff. G. Davey for the defendants. JUDGMENT OF APALOO J. By his writ issued out of this court on the 15th September,

DIVISION: SUPREME COURT DATE: 13TH NOVEMBER, 1961 HEADNOTES To direct a jury that it was no defence for an accused to kill in self-defence, a person who never intended nor attempted to kill him or inflict dangerous or grievous harm on him is a proper direction. It is not every form or nature of an

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 10TH NOVEMBER, 1961 BEFORE: APALOO, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Baku v. Daku & Ors. [1959] G.L.R. 89 (2) Rafat v. Ellis (1954) 14 W.A.C.A. 430 (3) Agbeyegbe v. Ikomi & Anor. (1953) 12 W.A.C.A. 383 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of the Jamasi Local Court

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 9TH NOVEMBER, 1961 BEFORE: ACOLATSE, J. CASE REFERRED TO Barker v. Barker [1952] P. 184; [1952] 1 T.L.R. 1479; [1952] 1 All E.R. 1128, C.A. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPLICATION by wife-petitioner to establish a trust in respect of the husband’s shares charged to secure the payment of maintenance.

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 7TH NOVEMBER, 1961 BEFORE: JIAGGE, J. CASE REFERRED TO Butler v. Rice [1910] 2 Ch. 277; 79 L.J. Ch. 652 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION by an assignee of a mortgage debt to recover the amount from the mortgagor. The facts are more fully set out in the judgment.

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 6TH NOVEMBER, 1961 BEFORE: VAN LARE, SARKODEE-ADOO AND ADUMUA-BOSSMAN JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Mancini v. Director of Public Prosecutions [1942] A.C. 1 (2) Kwaku Mensah v. The King (1945) 11 W.A.C.A. 2 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against a conviction of murder by Crabbe, J. sitting with a jury