Judgements

HIGH COURT, HO Date:    7 NOVEMBER 1974 ANTERKYI J NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPLICATION for mandamus to compel the respondent, president of a traditional council, to have the applicants sworn as members of the judicial committee of a traditional council. The facts are sufficiently set out in the ruling of the court. COUNSEL I. N. K. […]

HIGH COURT, TAMALE Date:    6 NOVEMBER 1974 ATA-BEDU J   CASES REFERRED TO (1)    R. v. Williams (1913) 77 J.P. 240; 29 T.L.R. 188; 8 Cr.App.R.133, C.C.A. (2)    Badmos v. Commissioner of Police (1948) 12 W.A.C.A. 361. (3)    R. v. Barnes and Richards [1940] 2 All E.R. 229; 56 T.L.R.    379;    84 S.J. 258; 27

COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA Date: 4 NOVEMBER 1974 FRANCOIS JA CASES REFERRED TO (1) Woods v. Oliver (1880) W.N. 5 1. (2) Garnham v. Skipper (1885) 29 Ch.D. 566; 22 L.T. 239, C.A. (3) Re Gyhon; Allen v. Taylor (1885) 29 Ch.D. 834; 54 L.J.Ch. 945; 53 L.T. 539; 33 W.R. 620, C.A. (4) City

HIGH COURT, CAPE COAST Date:  4 NOVEMBER 1974 EDWARD WIREDU J   CASES REFERRED TO (1)    Barnard v. National Dock Labour Board [1953] 2 Q. B. 18; [1953] 1 All E.R. 1113; 96 S.J. 331; [1953] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 371, C.A. (2)    Republic v. Inspector-General of Police; Ex parte Wood [1973] 2 G.L.R. 113. (3)

HIGH COURT, SUNYANI Date:    1 NOVEMBER 1974 OSEI-HWERE J   CASES REFERRED TO (1)    Wono v. Kyiafi, Court of Appeal, 3 July 1967, unreported; digested in (1967) C.C. 119. (2)    Yuill v. Yuill [1945] P. 15; [1945] 1 All E.R. 183; 114 L.J.P. 1; 172 L.T. 114; 61 T.L.R. 176; 89 S.J. 106, C.A. (3)

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)