Judgements

Division: IN THE SUPREME COURT Date: 6 NOVEMBER 1964 Before: MILLS-ODOI, OLLENNU AND SIRIBOE JJSC JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU JSC Ollennu JSC delivered the judgment of the court. This is an appeal from a judgment of Acolatse J., as he then was, upholding the convictions of, and sentences passed upon the appellant by the District Magistrate, […]

Division: IN THE SUPREME COURT Date: 6 NOVEMBER 1964 Before: MILLS-ODOI, ACOLATSE AND BRUCE-LYLE JJSC JUDGMENT OF MILLS-ODOI JSC Mills-Odoi JSC delivered the judgment of the court. The appellant was charged with the murder of one Salifu Dagarti and was convicted of this crime on 7 April 1964, at the Criminal Session of the High

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA Date: 4 NOVEMBER 1964 Before: SOWAH J JUDGMENT OF SOWAH J The petitioner asks for a declaration that the marriage celebrated between the respondent and himself is null and void on the grounds that at the date of the celebration of the marriage there was a valid and lawful

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA. Date:29 OCTOBER 1964 Before: HAYFRON-BENJAMIN J JUDGMENT OF HAYFRON-BENJAMIN J The appellant was charged with stealing contrary to section 124 of the Criminal Code, 19601, and was convicted by the District Magistrate, Accra on 21 August 1964 and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with hard labour. Against this conviction

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA Date: 29 OCTOBER 1964 Before: HAYFRON-BENJAMIN J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against conviction of stealing contrary to the Criminal Code, 1960, s.124. The facts are fully set out in the judgment of Hayfron-Benjamin J. JUDGMENT OF HAYFRON-BENJAMIN J. The appellant was charged with stealing contrary to section 124 of

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA Date: 29 OCTOBER 1964 Before: HAYFRON-BENJAMIN J.   JUDGMENT OF HAYFRON-BENJAMIN J. The appellant was charged with stealing contrary to section 124 of the Criminal Code, 19601, and was convicted by the District Magistrate, Accra on 21 August 1964 and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with hard labour. Against

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA Date: 22 OCTOBER 1964 Before: ARCHER J JUDGMENT OF ARCHER J The petitioner seeks dissolution of the marriage between himself and the respondent on the ground that the respondent has since the celebration of the marriage treated the petitioner with cruelty and although it is not expressly stated in the

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA Date: 14 OCTOBER 1964 Before: HAYFRON-BENJAMIN J JUDGMENT OF HAYFRON-BENJAMIN J The plaintiff by his writ of summons issued on 9 December 1960 claims an order of this court declaring his title to a house at Sagyimase in the Akim Abuakwa Traditional Area, an order for recovery of possession

Division: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, ACCRA Date: 3 OCTOBER, 1964 Before: JUDGE D. F. ANNAN JUDGMENT OF JUDGE D. F. ANNAN The plaintiff’s claim is for damages for breach of promise of marriage. In her statement of claim she averred as follows: “(2) On a date in 1951 the plaintiff and defendant orally agreed to

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA Date: 28 SEPTEMBER 1964 Before: ARCHER J JUDGMENT OF ARCHER J On 10 August 1964 I dismissed an application by the judgment-debtor in this case for a review of decision of 13 July 1964 disallowing the judgment-debtor’s application for stay of execution. The application for review was filed on