Judgements

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

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA Date: 27 AUGUST 1964 Before: ARCHER J JUDGMENT OF ARCHER J The plaintiffs claim from the defendants recovery of possession of all those ground floor stores situated at the corner of Club Road and Cow Lane, Accra; and also claim double rent under section 18 of the Distress for

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA Date: 14 AUGUST 1964 Before: ARCHER J JUDGMENT OF ARCHER J This is an application by the defendant for further and better particulars under Order 19, rule 7 of the Supreme [High] Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 1954.1 It seems strange that although Order 19, r. 8 provides that before