Full Length Cases from the Courts
SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 30TH NOVEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, OLLENNU AND BLAY, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Okoro v. Inspector-General of Police (1953) 14 W.A.C.A. 370 (2) Motayo v. Commissioner of Police (1950) 13 W.A.C.A. 114 (3) R. v. Waddington (1800) 1 East 143; 102 E.R. 56 (4) Commissioner of Police v. Wenyonu (1958) 3 […]
HASSAN v. THE STATE [1962] 2 GLR 150 Read More »
HIGH COURT, HO DATE: 30TH NOVEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: SIRIBOE, J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of the Ketu Local Court, Division 1, in a land cause delivered on the 8th June, 1962, in favour of the plaintiffs-respondents. Only one ground of appeal was argued, namely, that the trial court had no jurisdiction to
ZOTORGLO III v. GABIENU AND AKPAKLI [1962] 2 GLR 155 Read More »
HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 19 NOVEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: APALOO, J. CASE REFERRED TO El-Rouh v. Hamil, High Court, Kumasi, May 11, 1962, unreported. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION by the plaintiff on behalf of himself and the dependants of one Kwasi Menka deceased against the defendant for damages for causing the death of the said Menka
ADDAI v. BOAKYE II [1962] 2 GLR 147 Read More »
SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE:16TH NOVEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: CORAM, ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, MILLS-ODOI and AKUFO-ADDO, JJ.S.C. JUDGMENT OF AKUFO-ADDO J.S.C. Where the trial of the offender is by a circuit court or local court, the trial court before committing the offender to the High Court for sentence of preventive custody, shall satisfy itself that the offender is not
PRACTICE NOTE: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE v. BABA GRUNSHIE [1962] 2 GLR 145 Read More »
HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 15TH NOVEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: BANNERMAN, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Canadian Pacific Railway v. The King [1931] A.C. 414, P.C. (2) Cornish v. Stubbs (1870) L.R. 5 C.P. 334 (3) Mellor v. Watkins (1874) L.R. 9 Q.B. 400 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of the Circuit Court, Kumasi which
TENEWAAH v. MANUH [1962] 2 GLR 143 Read More »
SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 12TH NOVEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: A ruling by a local court under regulation 69 that a plea of res judicata or absence of jurisdiction has not been made out, is not a final decision on the said plea; all it amounts to is, that at the stage where the ruling was
DUAH v. BENG [1962] 2 GLR 121 Read More »
HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE:12TH NOVEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: APALOO, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Re Eburahim, deceased; Ansah v. Ankrah (1958) 3 W.A.L.R.317 (2) Ennin v. Prah [1959] G.L.R. 44 (3) Akyaa v. Amanfo, C.A., Cyclostyled Judgments. January-June, 1958, unreported. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS CONTESTED APPLICATION for grant of letters of administration to administer the estate of
RE DUA AGYEMAN, DECEASED, SARPONG v. AGYEMAN [1962] 2 GLR 138 Read More »
SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 12TH NOVEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: VAN LARE, BLAY AND AKUFO-ADDO, JJ.S.C. CASE REFERRED TO Volkers v. Volkers [1935] P.33 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS Appeal by respondent-husband from a decision of the High Court, Kumasi (Apaloo, J.) granting the wife-petitioner an order of judicial separation on the ground of her husband’s adultery. COUNSEL P.
TAYLOR v. TAYLOR [1962] 2 GLR 122 Read More »
SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 12TH NOVEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: VAN LARE, BLAY AND AKUFO-ADDO, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) McLardy v. Slateum (1890) 24 Q.B.D. 504 (2) Amoabimaa v. Badu (1957) 2 W.A.L.R. 214, W.A.C.A. (3) Smurthwaite v. Hannay [1894] A.C. 494, H.L. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a ruling on an application by the defendants-appellants
GHASSOUB v. DIZENGOFF (W.A.) [1962] 2 GLR 133 Read More »
SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 12TH NOVEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: VAN LARE, BLAY AND AKUFO-ADDO, JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of the High Court, Kumasi, dismissing the plaintiff’s claim for damages for wrongful and unlawful seizure and sale of the plaintiff’s vehicles, which the defendant claimed were the subject-matter of a hire-purchase agreement between
YANKSON v. APPIAH [1962] 2 GLR 125 Read More »
