Judgements

Court of Appeal · 9 May 1974 · Ghana (1974)  (CA) CORAM ANIN JA, ANNAN JA ,HAYFRON-BENJAMIN J.A. ANIN J.A. The plaintiff-appellant (hereafter called the plaintiff) for herself as the administratrix of the estate of Kofi Asabere (deceased) and his dependents instituted this action in the Kumasi Circuit Court claiming damages for the negligence of […]

High Court · 29 Mar 1962 · Ghana CORAM APALOO J. In this case, there is a comfortable area of agreement between the case of the prosecution and defence. The accused was at the material time a student nurse at the Central Hospital, Kumasi. He was described by Mr. Doku (P.W.6) as a good student

Court of Appeal · 21 Dec 1995 · Ghana (1995)  (CA) CORAM AMUAH JSC, FORSTER JA, BENIN JA BENIN JA The accused, now the appellant, was arraigned before the Ashanti Regional Public Tribunal on a charge of stealing under section 124(1) of the Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29). The particulars of offence read: “Nana Owusu

High Court · 20 Dec 1987 · Ghana OKUNOR J. The appellant in this case was convicted of the offence of forgery. The charge on which he was tried read: “STATEMENT OF OFFENCE FORGERY—Section 159 of Act 29/60 PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE JONATHAN YIRENKYI: CLERK:—For that you on 16 September 1977 at Agona Swedru in the

Supreme Court · · 17 Mar 2021 · Ghana CORAM APPAU, JSC (PRESIDING) DORDZIE (MRS.), JSC LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.), JSC TORKORNOO (MRS.), JSC AMADU, JSC JUDGMENT AMADU JSC (1) The key question for determination in this appeal is, whether the offences for which the Respondent was arraigned before the High Court, satisfy the constitutional requirements of

COURT OF APPEAL SITTING AS THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 23 SEPTEMBER 1980   CORAM: SOWAH AND CHARLES CRABBE JJ.S.C., LASSEY AND FRANCOIS JJ.A. AND AGYEPONG J.   JUDGMENT OF SOWAH J.S.C. Sowah J.S.C. delivered the judgment of the court. The plaintiff is seeking a declaration from this court that: “(a) on the coming into force

Date 2022-03-31 Suit No. WRIT NO.J1/14/2020 CORAM YEBOAH CJ (PRESIDING), DOTSE JSC, DORDZIE (MRS) JSC, PROF. KOTEY JSC, TORKORNOO (MRS) JSC, AMADU JSC, PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS) JSC JUDGMENT MAJORITY OPINION   AMADU JSC:- 1. By writ issued on 25 September 2020, the Plaintiffs sought to invoke the original jurisdiction of this Court for the interpretation

Supreme Court · J1/06/2022 · 6 Apr 2022 · Ghana CORAM DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING) PWAMANG JSC AMEGATCHER JSC PROF. KOTEY JSC OWUSU (MS.) JSC LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC KULENDI JSC JUDGMENT LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS) JSC:- The Plaintiff by the present writ seeks to invoke the original jurisdiction of this court under article 2(1) and 130 (1) of

Supreme Court · J1/11/2021 · 27 Jul 2022 · CORAM DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING), DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC, AMEGATCHER JSC,PROF. KOTEY JSC, AMADU JSC, PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC, KULENDI JSC MAJORITY OPINION KULENDI JSC:- “My own contribution to the evaluation of a Constitution is that, a Constitution is the outpouring of the soul of the nation and

Supreme Court · J1/08/2020 · 1 Nov 2022 · CORAM DOTSE J.S.C. (PRESIDING), PWAMANG J.S.C., AMEGATCHER J.S.C., PROF. KOTEY J.S.C., OWUSU J.S.C., LOVE-LACE JOHNSON J.S.C., KULENDI J.S.C. JUDGMENT KULENDI JSC The Plaintiff, a citizen of Ghana, commenced this action on the 19th day of November 2020, invoking the original jurisdiction of this Court under Articles