Judgements

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), ACCRA Date: 12TH MAY, 1959. Before: OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. (His lordship stated the history of the matter, and proceeded-) Learned Counsel for the plaintiff submitted (1) that it is against all principles of justice that one set of people should adjudicate and decide upon a […]

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), ACCRA Date: 6TH MAY, 1959. Before: OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Akyem Abuakwa Native Court “A” delivered on the 12th day of February, 1957. The claim was as follows: “The plaintiffs are joint owners of all that piece

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), ACCRA Date: 20TH APRIL, 1959. Before: OLLENNU J.   JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Kwahu Local Court “A” given on the 12th August, 1958, declaring certain 10 farms to be property of the plaintiff s family stool, the Siao Stool

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), ACCRA Date: 16TH APRIL 1959 Before: OLLENNU J.   JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. (His lordship stated the facts, and proceeded:-_) It has been submitted by Counsel for the plaintiff that this is a case of trespass pure and simple, and that upon proof that the plaintiff was in

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 23RD MARCH, 1959. Before: KORSAH C.J., VAN LARE J.A., AND OLLENNU J. ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL J. B. Danquah for appellant. There were two actions. The first having been dismissed in our favour, we have not appealed therefrom, except as to costs. The second is for recovery of possession;

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), ACCRA Date: 20TH MARCH, 1959. Before: OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. (His lordship dealt with, and dismissed, a preliminary objection to the appeal, and continued:–) Now the issue which was tried by the Native Court involved: (1) a question of fact, and (2) a question of law,

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, KUMASI Date: 20TH MARCH, 1959. Before: MURPHY J.   JUDGMENT OF MURPHY J. (His Lordship stated the facts and proceeded): – I do not consider there is any substance in the submission that this action, being one for slander, should have filed because there was no proof of special damage.

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, CAPE COAST Date: 10TH MARCH, 1959 Before: ADUMUA BOSSMAN J. JUDGMENT OF ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, J. (His lordship referred to the pleadings, and continued):- The primary question for determination would appear to be whether either the plaintiff s arrest and detention, or his subsequent prosecution, was at the instance of the Agent

COURT OF APPEAL DATE: 3RD MARCH, 1959. BEFORE: KORSAH C.J., VAN LARE J.A., AND OLLENNU J. COUNSEL Lassey for appellant. The judge was wrong in holding that the interest charged was excessive. In the cocoa areas it is the practice to regard the giving of cocoa farms as security to mean that the land only