Judgements

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 10TH APRIL, 1961 BEFORE: VAN LARE, SARKODEE-ADOO AND AKIWUMI, JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from the decision of Acolatse, J. sitting in the Land Court, Accra, on the 8th April, 1959, (unreported) in an action for declaration of title, recovery of possession and cancellation of a deed of conveyance […]

DIVISION: SUPREME COURT DATE: 10TH APRIL, 1961 HEADNOTES To direct a jury on the question of insanity when there does not appear, on the evidence as a whole, to be any question whatsoever concerning the state of mind of the accused when he committed the act complained of, and the defence did not even attempt

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 7TH APRIL, 1961 BEFORE: OLLENNU J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION for damages for wrongful detention of a motor vehicle COUNSEL A.G. Heward Mills for plaintiffs. Defendant in person. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU, J. [His lordship referred to the facts as stated in the headnote supra and continued:] It is

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT OF ACCRA DATE: 5TH APRIL, 1961 BEFORE: OLLENNU, J. CASE REFERRED TO Nancy Tsiboe v. Management Committee of the Kumasi Municipal Council, Court of Appeal, June 9, 1958, unreported. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION for damages for wrongful demolition of plaintiff’s building in course of construction, the said demolition purporting to

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 27TH MARCH, 1961 BEFORE: VAN LARE, SARKODEE-ADOO AND AKIWUMI, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO Ankamah v. Kitcher (1929) F.C. `26-’29, 366 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from the judgment of D.E. Gwira, Esq. Commissioner of Assize and Civil Pleas in the Land Court, Kumasi, delivered on the 22nd January, 1960 (unreported).

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 24TH MARCH, 1961 BEFORE: VAN LARE, SARKODEE-ADOO AND AKIWUMI, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO R. v Lumsden [1951] 2 K.B. 513; [1951] 1 All E.R. 1101; 35 Cr. App. R. 57. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against convictions for stealing and being in premises for an unlawful purpose contrary to section

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 24TH MARCH, 1961 BEFORE: VAN LARE, SARKODEE-ADOO AND AKIWUMI, JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from the decision of Judge Bannerman in the Circuit Court, Takoradi, on the 7th December, 1960, dismissing an appeal against conviction under section 310 of the Criminal Code Cap 9 (1951 Rev.) by the District

DIVISION: JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL DATE: 21ST MARCH, 1961 BEFORE: LORD TUCKER, LORD KEITH OF AVONHOLM AND CASES REFERRED TO (1) Okadjakrom Stool v. Atonkor Stool (1956) 1 W.A.L.R. 162, W.A.C.A. (2) Abutia Kadjo II v. Addai Kwasi, W.A.C.A. February 17, 1947, unreported. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL (No. 24 of 1958) from the

 HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 21ST MARCH, 1961 BEFORE: DJABANOR, J. CASE REFERRED TO Jonesco v. Beard [1930] A.C. 298, H.L. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPLICATION for an order to set aside a judgment of the High Court, Sekondi, on the grounds of fraud and illegality. COUNSEL N. Y. B. Adade for the plaintiff. G. Davey for

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 17TH MARCH, 1961 BEFORE: VAN LARE, SARKODEE-ADOO AND AKIWUMI, JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from the decision of the High Court, Accra (Acolatse, J.) delivered on the 2nd June, 1960 (unreported) adopting in whole a report of the Accra Municipal Court made on the 20th April, 1960, (Adjei-Botchwey, Esq.)