Judgements

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 30 JANUARY 1967 BEFORE: AMISSAH J.A. CASES REFERRED TO (1) York Tramways Co., Ltd., v. Willows (1882) 8 Q.B.D. 685; 51 L.J Q.B. 257; 46 L.T. 296; 30 W.R. 624, C.A. (2) Munster v. Cammwell Co. (1882) 21 Ch.D 183; 51 L.J. Ch. 731; 47 L.T 44; 30 W.R. 812. (3) […]

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 27 JANUARY 1967 BEFORE: AMISSAH J.A. CASE REFERRED TO R.v. Saunders (1847) 9 L.T. (o.s.) 246; 2 Cox C.C. 249. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS PRELIMINARY OBJECTION to an application under paragraph 90 of the Courts Decree, 1966 (N.L.C.D. 84), to recover from a court registrar a judgment debt lost through the negligence

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 17 JANUARY 1967 BEFORE: AMISSAH J.A. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Farden v. Richter (1889) 23 Q.B.D.124; 58 L.J.Q.B. 244; 60 L.T. 304; 37 W.R. 766. (2) Hopton v. Robertson [1884] W.N. 77; 23 Q.B.D. 126n.; Bitt. Cha.Cas. 203. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS PRELIMINARY OBJECTION to an application by the personal representatives of

HIGH COURT, SUNYANI DATE: 9 JANUARY 1967 BEFORE: BAIDOO J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Omanhene of Sefwi-Wiawso v Donkor [1965] G.L.R. 462. (2) Dyson v. Attorney-General [1911] 1 K.B. 410; 81 L.J.K.B. 217; 105 L.T. 753; 27 T.L.R. 143; 55 S.J. 168, C.A. (3) Cross v. Earl Howe (1892) 62 L.J.Ch. 342; 3 R. 218.

HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 3 MAY 1966 BEFORE: APALOO J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Hughes v. Metropolitan Railway Co. (1877) 2 App.Cas. 439 (2) Birmingham and District Land Co. v. London and North Western Railway (1888) 40 Ch. 268 [p.325] of [1962] 1 GLR 324 (3) Central London Property Trust, Ltd. v. High Trees House

SOADWAH ALIAS SONDURA AND OTHERS vs. OBENG AND OTHERS [1966] GLR 338 [SUPREME COURT] DATE: 2 MAY 1966. CORAM: MILLS-ODOI, AKAINYAH AND SIRIBOE JJ.S.C. JUDGMENT OF MILLS-ODOI J.S.C. I agree with the reasons in the judgment which my brother Akainyah is about to read for our allowing this appeal. It is not necessary to recapitulate

Division: HIGH COURT, CAPE COAST Date: 29 NOVEMBER 1965 Before: ARCHER J JUDGMENT OF ARCHER J The facts in this appeal briefly are as follows: the appellant, by a credit sale agreement dated 15 May 1964 (admitted in evidence in the court below as exhibit A) purchased one Bedford truck No. CP 8405 from the

Division: SUPREME COURT Date: 28 JUNE 1965 Before: MILLS-ODOI, APALOO AND SIRIBOE JJSC JUDGMENT OF MILLS-ODOI JSC This is an appeal from the judgment of Bannerman J. delivered on 16 December 1964 in the High Court, Tamale, by which he dismissed the plaintiff’s claim against the defendants for damages for defamation and false imprisonment. I

Division: SUPREME COURT Date: 5 MARCH 1965 Before: MILLS-ODOI, OLLENNU AND SIRIBOE JJSC JUDGMENT OF SIRIBOE JSC Siriboe JSC delivered the judgment of the court. The appellant was convicted of murdering one Charles Kofi Aidoo on 14 December 1963 at Moree, near Cape Coast. The trial was before Charles J. sitting with a jury, and

Division: HIGH COURT, ACCRA Date: 1 MARCH 1965 Before: APALOO JSC JUDGMENT OF APALOO JSC On 23 February 1965, I heard together without making a formal order for consolidation, two motions which sought two separate orders affecting the money and other property of two persons by name Kwame Kwakye and Moses Adeyemi both of whom