Judgements

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 25TH OCTOBER, 1961 BEFORE: OLLENNU, J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS RULING on an application by originating summons for the interpretation of a clause in a will. COUNSEL S. M. Codjoe for the plaintiff. Defendants in person. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU, J. In this originating summons, the court is called upon […]

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 24TH OCTOBER, 1961 BEFORE: OLLENNU, J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against a decision of the South Akim Abuakwa Local Court given in favour of the defendant-respondent in an action by the plaintiff-appellant for declaration of title to certain farms purchased by him in December, 1950, but sold in

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 23RD OCTOBER, 1961 BEFORE: OLLENNU J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Sokpui II v. Agbzo III & Anor. (1951) 13 W.A.C.A. 241 (2) Chapman v. Ocloo & Anor. (1958) 3 W.A.L.R. 84 (3) Carboo v. Carboo [1961] G.L.R. 83 (4) Okoe v. Ankrah [1961] G.L.R. 109 (5) Hervie v.

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, SUNYANI DATE: 21 OCTOBER, 1961 BEFORE: DJABANOR, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Aboagye v. Opoku [1960] G.L.R. 67 (2) Korang v. Atta & Ors. (1958) 3 W.A.L.R. 349 (3) Anane v. Mensah [1959) G.L.R. 50. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of the Brong-Ahafo Central Local Court, Wamfie, in

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 18TH OCTOBER, 1961 BEFORE: DJABANOR, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Kwesi Manko & Ors. v. Bonso & Ors. (1936) 3 W.A.C.A. 62 (2) Kuma v. Kuma (1937) 5 W.A.C.A. 4 (3) Agbloe II. v. Sappor (1947) 12 W.A.C.A. 187 (4) Yawoga v. Yawoga & Anor. (1958) 3 W.A.L.R.

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 18TH OCTOBER, 1961 BEFORE: OLLENNU, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Sackey v. Okantah (1916) D. & F. ‘11-’16, 88 (2) Acquaye v. Deedei & Anor. (1958) 3 W.A.L.R. 132 (3) Kwakye v. Tuba & Ors. [1961] G.L.R. 535 (4) Ohimen v. Adjei (1957) 2 W.A.L.R. 275 (5) Shai

DIVISION: SUPREME COURT DATE: 16TH OCTOBER, 1961 BEFORE: VAN LARE, SARKODEE-ADOO AND CRABBE, JJ.S.C. JUDGMENT OF VAN LARE, J.S.C. A previous conviction to be taken into consideration in passing sentence is one in which the sentence imposed has been served, and after which the person has been subsequently convicted, but not, as in the instant

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 16TH OCTOBER, 1961 BEFORE: OLLENNU, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Coleman v. Shang [1959] G.L.R. 390, C.A.; [1961] G.L.R. 145, P.C, (2) Quaye v. Kuevi (1834) D. Ct. ‘31-’37, 69. (3) Engman v. Engman (1911) D. & F. ‘11-’16, 1. (4) Asumah v. Khair [1959] G.L.R. 353, C.A.

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 16TH OCTOBER, 1961 BEFORE: APALOO, J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of the Amansie Local Court in a suit by the head of family for a declaration that a mortgage transaction touching a family farm is void and the subsequent sale of the said farm is

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 13TH OCTOBER, 1961 BEFORE: OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. “A practice seems to have grown up in some of the local courts of the parties filing something in the nature of pleadings and relying upon [p.569] of [1961] GLR 568 those statements as the evidence in the case, so