Judgements

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 29TH JUNE, 1962 BEFORE: JIAGGE J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPLICATION for order of mandamus. COUNSEL T. A. Nelson-Cofie for the applicant. Miss Marian A. Kuffour for the respondent. JUDGMENT OF JIAGGE J This is an application for an order of mandamus to compel the engineer-in-charge, Accra Waterworks to open or cause […]

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 29TH JUNE, 1962 BEFORE: KORSAH C.J., VAN LARE AND SARKODEE-ADOO JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Yardom v. Minta III (1926) F.C. ‘26-’29, 76 (2) Vooght v. Winch (1819) 2 B. & Ald. 662; 106 E.R. 507 (3) Ababio II v. Nsemfoo (1947) 12 W.A.C.A. 127 (4) Bonsu III v. Adu (Kataboa

HIGH COURT, SUNYANI DATE: 29TH JUNE, 1962 BEFORE: BRUCE-LYLE, J. CASES REFERRED (1) Establishment Maurel et Prom v. The Legal Adviser of the Gambia and Others (1938) 4 W.A.C.A. 47 (2) Kwasi Akyeampong v. Kwaku Atakora (1952) 14 W.A.C.A. 4 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION for possession of land bought at a public auction. COUNSEL P.

HIGH COURT, SEKONDI DATE: 27TH JUNE, 1962 BEFORE: CHARLES, J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION for damages for the loss of a dependency. COUNSEL R. S. Blay for the plaintiff. C. M. Cann for the defendant. JUDGMENT OF CHARLES J. [After a few sentences on liability, which was not contested, his lordship continued:] The facts of

HIGH COURT, TAMALE DATE: 25 JUNE, 1962 BEFORE:DJABANOR J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Mbadiwe v. Yaya (1954) 14 W.A.C.A. 613 (2) Randall v. Tarrant [1955] 1 All E.R. 600 (3) Dennis v. L.P.T.B. [1948] 1 All E.R. 779 (4) Davies v. Richard Thomas & Baldwin Ltd. Court of Appeal (England) January 28, 1953 unreported; noted

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 25TH JUNE, 1962 BEFORE: OLLENNU, J.   CASES REFERRED TO (1) Hitchins v. British Coal Refining Processes Ltd. [1936] 2 All E.R. 191; 80 S.J. 367 (2) Kelantan Government v. Duff Development Co. [1923] A.C. 395; 129 L.T. 356; 39 T.L.R. 337, H.L. (3) Pickering & Anor. v. Ilfracombe Railway Co.(1868)

HIGH COURT, TAMALE DATE: 25 JUNE, 1962 BEFORE: DJABANOR, J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION for arrears salary, gratuity and pension. The facts are fully set out in the judgment of Djabanor, J. COUNSEL E. O. Appiah for the plaintiff. J. Owusu Yaw for T.A. Totoe for the defendants. JUDGMENT OF DJABANOR, J. By his writ

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 25 JUNE 1962 BEFORE: KORSAH, C.J., VAN LARE AND ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Quarm v. Yankah II (1930) 1 W.A.C.A. 80 (2) Nana Gyarku III v. Joseph Brew, Privy Council, Appeal No. 5/53, November 20, 1956, unreported (3) St. Victor v. Devereux (1845) 14 L.J. Ch. 244 (4) Ewia

SUPREME COURT DATE: 22ND JUNE, 1962 BEFORE: VAN LARE, ADUMUA-BOSSMAN AND CRABBE, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) R. v. Cooper and Compton (1947) 32 Cr. App .R. 102 (2) R. v. West [1948] 1 K.B. 709, C.C.A. (3) R. v. Holmes (1871) L.R. 1 C.C.R. 334 (4) R. v. Riley (1887) 18 Q.B.D. 481 (5)

HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 22 JUNE 1962 BEFORE:DJABANOR, J. CASE REFERRED TO Chief Attipoe v. Shoucair and Others, Land Court, Accra, May 4,1958, unreported. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS CONTESTED application for grant of letter of administration. COUNSEL N. Y. B. Adade for the plaintiff-applicant. Enoch Edusei for the defendant-respondent. [p.480] of [1962] 1 GLR 479 JUDGMENT