Judgements

 HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 5TH JUNE, 1962 BEFORE: DJABANOR, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) C.O.P. v. Dimbie [1959] G.L.R. 202 (2) R. v. Boulton (1871) 12 Cox C.C. 87 (3) R. v. Zonyra and Others [1959] G.L.R. 26 (4) C.O.P. v. Vyras Court of Appeal Cyclostyled Judgments January — June, 1958, unreported (5) C.O.P. v. […]

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 4TH JUNE, 1962 BEFORE: VAN LARE, SARKODEE-ADOO AND ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, JJ.S.C. CASE REFERRED TO Khoury v. Azar (1952) 12 W.A.C.A. 268, P.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of Crabbe, J., (as he then was) sitting in the Land Court, Kumasi, granting the claimant-plaintiff-respondent a declaration that certain property attached under

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 31 MAY 1962 BEFORE:OLLENNU J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION for specific performance of a contract for the sale of land. COUNSEL G. Koranteng-Addow for the plaintiff. P. Adjetey (State Attorney) for the defendants. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. In this suit the plaintiff claims an order for specific performance of a contract

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 28TH MAY, 1962 BEFORE: VAN LARE, SARKODEE-ADOO AND AKIWUMI, JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against an award of damages for unlawful detention of goods. COUNSEL J. N. Heward-Mills for the appellant. Hayfron-Benjamin for the respondent. JUDGMENT OF VAN LARE J.S.C. Van Lare, J.S.C. delivered the judgment of the court. The respondent

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 28TH MAY, 1962 BEFORE: KORSAH, C.J., ADUMUA-BOSSMAN AND CRABBE, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Okuma v. Tsutsu (1944) 10 W.A.C.A. 89 (2) Berkeley v. Elderkin (1853) 1 El. & Bl. 805; 118 E.R. 638 (3) Bailey v. Bailey (1884) 13 Q.B.D. 855, C.A. [p.412] of [1962] 1 GLR 411 (4) Ex

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 28TH MAY, 1962 BEFORE: KORSAH, C.J., VAN LARE AND ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS Appeal from a judgment of the Land Court, Kumasi, affirming a judgment of the Asantehene’s “A2” Court which had set aside the judgment of the Ahafo/Ano trial Local Court “C” given in the defendant’s favour in an

HIGH COURT, HO DATE: 26 MAY, 1962 BEFORE: PREMPEH, J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of the Ho Local Court Division II given on the 13th December, 1961. COUNSEL Awoonor Williams for G. S. Lassey for the plaintiffs-appellants. F. T. C. Amorin for the defendant-respondent. JUDGMENT OF PREMPEH J. This is an appeal

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 25TH MAY, 1962 BEFORE: VAN LARE, SARKODEE-ADOO AND ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against a conviction dated the 5th May, 1961, of the appellant by Acolatse, J. sitting with a jury at the criminal session of the High Court in Accra, on the charge of manslaughter, contrary to section 51

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 21 MAY 1962 BEFORE: OLLENNU, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Poulett v. Hill [1893] 1 Ch. 277 (2) Williams v. Hunt [1905] 1 K.B. 512 (3) Adamson v. Tuff (1881) 44 L.T. 420 (4) Higgins v. Woodhall (1889) 6 T.L.R.1 (5) Akwei v. Akwei [1961] G.L.R. 212 (6) Selig v. Lion

HIGH COURT, SEKONDI DATE: 21ST MAY, 1962 BEFORE: CHARLES J   CASES REFERRED TO (1) Hardy & Co. v. Hillerns & Fowler [1923] 2 K.B. 490 (2) Kwei Tek Chao v. British Traders & Shippers [1954] 2 Q.B. 459; [1954] 1 All E.R. 779 (3) Van Den Hurk v. Martens [1920] 1 K.B. 850 (4)