Judgements

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 13TH FEBRUARY, 1961. BEFORE: KORSAH, C.J., VAN LARE AND SARKODEE-ADDO, J.J.S.C. CASE REFERRED TO Graves v. Ampimah (1905) 1 Ren. 318; Grif. Dig. 94. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of the Land Court, Sekondi, (Smith, J.) dated the 22nd January, 1960, sub nom. Bosomafi v. Kokofu. The […]

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 13TH FEBRUARY, 1961 BEFORE: KORSAH, C.J., VAN LARE AND AKIWUMI JJ.S.C.. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from the judgment of Sarkodee-Adoo, J., (as he then was) delivered on the 2nd October, 1959, in the Land Court, Accra. The facts are set out in the judgment. [p.94] of [1961] GLR 93

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 3RD FEBRUARY, 1961 BEFORE: OLLENNU, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Attipoe & Anor, v. Shoucair & Anor. High Court, Accra, May 4, 1948, unreported. (2) Makata v. Ahorli (1956) 1 W.A.L.R. 169. (3) Mensah v. Mensah Div. Ct., Accra, March 28, 1947, unreported. (4) In the estate of

DIVISION: SUPREME COURT DATE: 3RD FEBRUARY, 1961 BEFORE: KORSAH. C.J., VAN LARE AND SARKODEE-ADDO J.J.S.C. (READ BY KORSAH C.J.) HEADNOTES The plaintiff’s appeal to the Supreme Court was dismissed on the merits but on the question of costs, the Court said: “With respect to the order as to costs however we are of the view

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 31ST JANUARY, 1961 BEFORE: ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Amoah v. Djabi (1926) ‘26-’29 D. Ct. 43. (2) Awortwi v. Hendersons (Manchester) Ltd. (1926) ‘26-’29 F.C. 139. (3) MacLaren Bros. (Manchester) Ltd. v. Nartey (1926) ‘26-’29 D.Ct. 30 (4) Quacoe v. Dadson (1958) 3 W.A.L.R. 396. NATURE

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 31ST JANUARY, 1961 BEFORE: OLLENNU, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Woods v. Martins Bank Ltd. & Anor. [1959] 1 Q.B. 55; [1958] 3 All E.R. 166; [1958] 1 W.L.R. 1018 (2) Amon v. Raphael Tuck & Sons [1956] 1 Q.B. 357; [1956] 1 All E.R. 273; [1956] 2

Division: IN THE SUPREME COURT Date: 30TH JANUARY, 1961 Before: KORSAH, C.J. GRANVILLE SHARP AND AKIWUMI, JJ.S.C. CASE REFERRED TO Atsiavishie and others v. Tsili II and others Land Court, Accra, 7th June, 1955 (unreported). NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a ruling of Smith, J. on an application for certiorari in the High Court, Accra,

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 23RD JANUARY, 1961 BEFORE: OLLENNU J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Hartley v. Harman (1840) 11 Ad. & E. 798;113 E.R.617 (2) Clouston & Co. Ltd. v. Corry [1906] A.C. 122; [1904-7] All E.R. Rep. 685. (3) Tomlinson v. L.M.S. Rly [1944] 1 A11 E.R. 537.C.A. (4) Federal Supply,

DIVISION: IN THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 20TH JANUARY, 1961 BEFORE: VAN LARE, GRANVILLE SHARP AND AKIWUMI, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) C.O.P. v. Asamoah (1958) 3 W.A.L.R. 458, C.A. (2) R. v. Sarpong [1959] G.L.R. 383, C.A. (3) R. v. Mensah and others [1960] G.L.R. 53, C.A. (4) R. v. Adamu [1960] G.L.R. 91, C.A.

DIVISION: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 16TH JANUARY, 1961 BEFORE: OLLENNU, J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION for damages for illegal distress and for return of goods taken and carried away by the defendants or their agents, or in the alternative the value of the goods. The defendants counterclaimed for arrears of rent, which were