Judgements

HIGH COURT, CAPE COAST Date:    1 NOVEMBER 1974 EDWARD WIREDU J   CASES REFERRED TO (1)    Elliott v. Grey [1960] 1 Q.B. 367; [1959] 3 W.L.R. 956; [1959] 3 All E.R. 733; 124 J.P. 58; 103 S.J. 921, DC. (2)    Hewer v. Cutler [1973] Crim.L.R. 762, D.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against the conviction and […]

HIGH COURT, KUMASI Date:    28 OCTOBER 1974 KORANTENG-ADDOW J   CASE REFERRED TO Renner v. Thensu (1930) 1 W.A.C.A. 77. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPLICATION for an order of certiorari to quash a ruling of the Western Regional House of Chiefs. The facts are sufficiently set out in the ruling. COUNSEL Dankwa Dwamena (with him Brobbey)

HIGH COURT, CAPE COAST Date:   18 OCTOBER 1974 EDWARD WIREDU J   CASES REFERRED TO (1) Addae v. Asante [1974] 2 G.L.R. 288.   (2) Wiafe v. Kom [1973] 1 G.L.R. 240.   (3) O’Connell v. Adams [1973] R.T.R. 150; [1973] L.R. 183, DC.   (4) Opoku Boateng v. Aduna [1963] 1 G.L.R. 445.  

COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA Date:    15 OCTOBER 1974 APALOO JA   NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against the ruling of Koranteng-Addow J. wherein he ruled that the appellant, who was named as next-of-kin in a form filled in by a deceased contributor to a university superannuation scheme, was not beneficially entitled to take the superannuation benefits.

HIGH COURT, HO Date:    14 OCTOBER 1974 ANDOH J   CASES REFERRED TO (1)    R. v. Kendrick and Smith (1931) 144 L.T. 748; 23 Cr.App.R.1; 29 Cox C.C. 285, C.C.A. (2)    R. v. Barron [1914] 2 K.B. 570; 83 L.J.K.B. 786; 78 J.P.311; 30 T.L.R. 422; 58 S.J.    557; 10 Cr.App.R. 81, C.C.A. (3)

HIGH COURT, CAPE COAST Date:    23 AUGUST 1974 EDWARD WIREDU J CASES REFERRED TO (1)    R. v. Morris (1848) 12 J.P. 251; 2 Cox C.C. 489. (2)    R. v. Sleep (1864) 9 Cox C.C. 559. (3)    R. v. Waterage (1846) 6 L.T. (o.s.) 523; 1 Cox C.C. 338. (4)    Woolmington v. Director of Public Prosecutions

Division:    COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA Date:    2 AUGUST 1974 Before:    AZU CRABBE CJ   CASES REFERRED TO (1)    White v. Maryland 373 U. S. 59 (1962). (2)    Massiah v. United States 377 U.S. 201 (1963). (3)    Escobedo v. Illinois 378 U.S. 478 (1963). (4)    Miranda v. Arizona 384 U.S. 436 (1965). (5)    Gilbert v. California

COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA Date:    31 JULY 1974 HAYFRON-BENJAMIN JA CASES REFERRED TO (1) Lee v. Butler [1893] 2 Q.B. 318; 62 L.J.Q.B. 591; 69 L.T. 370; 42 W.R. 88; 9 T.L.R. 631; 4 R. 503, C.A. (2) Baxnk of England v. Vagliano Brothers [1891] A.C. 107; 60 L.J.Q.B. 145; 64 L.T. 353; 39 W.R.

HIGH COURT, TAMALE Date:    30 JULY 1974 ATA-BEDU J   CASES REFERRED TO (1) R. v. Turvey [1946] 2 All E.R. 60; [1946] W.N. 121; 96 L.J. 304; 175 L.T. 306; 110 J.P. 270; 62 T.L.R. 511; 90 S.J. 395; 44 L.G.R. 227; 31 Cr.App.R. 154, C.C.A. (2) R. v. Oliver [1944] K.B. 68; [1943]

HIGH COURT, SUNYANI Date:    30 JULY 1974 OSEI-HWERE J CASES REFERRED TO (1)    Hess v. Labouchere (1898) 14 T.L.R. 350, C.A. (2)    Fox v. Star Newspaper Ltd. [1900] A C. 19; 69 L.J. Q.B. 117; 81 L.T. 562; 48 W.R. 321; 16 T.L.R. 97; 44 S.J. 116, H.L. affirming [1898] 1 Q.B. 636, C.A. [p.26]