Judgements

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 3RD MARCH, 1961 BEFORE: VAN LARE, SARKODEE-ADOO AND AKIWUMI JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) R. v. Ajani and Other (1936) 3 W.A.C.A. 3 (2) R. v. Abbott [1955] 2 Q.B.497; 39 Cr. App.R. 141; [1955] 2 All E.R.899 (3) R. v. Marcus (1923) 17 Cr. App.R. 191 (4) R. […]

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 3RD MARCH, 1961 BEFORE: VAN LARE, SARKODEE-ADOO AND AKIWUMI, JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against a conviction for stealing, before Bruce-Lyle, Esq., in the District Magistrate’s Court, Kumasi on the 19th January, 1960, which was confirmed by the High Court, Kumasi, (Apaloo, J.) on the 12th November, 1960. COUNSEL

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 1ST MARCH, 1961 BEFORE: KORSAH C.J., VAN LARE AND AKIWUMI, JJ.S.C. CASE REFERRED TO Codjoe v. Kwatchey (1935) 2 W.A.C.A. 371. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from the decision of Smith, J. in the Land Court, Sekondi delivered on the 11th April, 1960, (unreported) affirming the decision of the Sekondi-Takoradi

DIVISION: JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL DATE: 28TH FEBRUARY, 1961 BEFORE: LORD REID, LORD TUCKER AND LORD MORRIS OF BORTH-Y-GEST NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL (No. 33 of 1959) from the judgment of the Court of Appeal reported at (1956) 2 W.A.L.R. 177, reversing the decision of Quashie-Idun, J., on the 25th October, 1955, in

On the 27th February, 1961, the Supreme Court (Korsah, C.J., van Lare and Sarkodee-Adoo, JJ.S.C.) affirmed for a different reason the judgment of Ollennu, J. in the High Court (Lands Division) Accra, reported sub nom. Lartei v. Fio at [1960] G.L.R. 119. The Supreme Court said: “In our opinion the proper ground on which to

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 23RD FEBRUARY, 1961 BEFORE: OLLENNU J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Lutterodt v. Amarfio (1915) D. & F. ‘11 – ‘16, 78. (2) Yeboah v. Bonko (1956) 2 W.A.L.R. 107. (3) Nasu v. Basel Mission (1915) D. & F. 11 ‘16, 86. (4) Millers v. Hein (1912) D. &

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 21ST FEBRUARY, 1961 BEFORE: KORSAH, C.J., VAN LARE AND AKIWUMI, JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from the decision of Smith, J. in the High Court, Sekondi delivered on the 21st February, 1960 (unreported) which reversed a decision of the Sekondi-Takoradi Municipal Court. The defendant in the trial local court

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 20TH FEBRUARY, 1961 BEFORE: KORSAH, C. J., VAN LARE AND SARKODEE-ADOO, CASES REFERRED TO (1) Attopee v. Nancy (1853) Sar. F.C.L. 149; Grif. Dig. 92 (2) Boun v. Steele (1893) Sar. F.L.R. 77 (3) Amma v. Nelson (1911) D. & F.’11-’16,2; Grif. Dig. 93 (4) Lyall v. Dougan (1890)

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 17TH FEBRUARY, 1961. BEFORE: VAN LARE, SARKODEE-ADOO AND AKIWUMI, JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against conviction for murder by Apaloo, J. sitting with the aid of assessors in the High Court, Kumasi, on the 7th November, 1960. COUNSEL B. K. Tamakloe for the appellant. K. Dua Sakyi for the

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 13TH FEBRUARY, 1961 BEFORE: KORSAH, C.J., SARKODEE-ADOO AND AKIWUMI, JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from the judgment of Ollennu, J. in the Land Court, Accra, delivered on the 13th May, 1959, reversing the judgment of the Buem Krachi Native Appeal Court at Jasikan of the 20th January, 1959, and