Judgements

DIVISION: SUPREME COURT DATE: 28 JUNE 1965 BEFORE: MILLS-ODOI, APALOO AND SIRIBOE JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of Bannerman J. delivered on 16 December 1964 in the High Court at Tamale, in which the plaintiff’s action for damages for defamation and false imprisonment was dismissed. The facts of the case are fully […]

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: 21 JUNE 1965 BEFORE: MILLS-ODOI, APALOO AND SIRIBOE JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Ingall v Moran [1944] K.B. 160; [1944] 1 All E.R. 97; 170 L.T. 57; 60 T.L.R. 120; 88 S.J. 68, C.A. (2) Hilton v. Sutton Steam Laundry [1946] K.B. 65; 174 L.T. 31; [1945] 2 All E.R. 425,

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, SEKONDI DATE: 24 MAY 1965 BEFORE: DJABANOR J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPLICATION for a writ of attachment for contempt of court. COUNSEL L. B. Akainyah for the applicant. C. A. Cann for the respondents. JUDGMENT OF DJABANOR J. This is an application by the applicant herein for a writ of attachment to

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, HO DATE: 21 APRIL 1965 BEFORE: SOWAH J. JUDGMENT OF SOWAH J. Though the appellant never raised the point of law which is about to be discussed, it came to my notice during a rather [p.297] of [1965] GLR 296 careful reading of the record. I therefore gave further opportunity to counsel

DIVISION: SUPREME COURT DATE: 5 MARCH 1965 BEFORE: MILLS-ODOI, OLLENNU AND SIRIBOE JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) R. v. Kotoro (1942) 8 W.A.C.A. 88. (2) Kofi Mensah v. R. (1952) 14 W.A.C.A. 174. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against a conviction for murder entered at Cape Coast Criminal Session. The facts are fully set out in

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

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 1 MARCH 1965 BEFORE: APALOO J.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Roberts v. Death (1881) 8 Q.B.D. 319; 51 L.J.Q.B. 15; 46 L.T. 246, C.A. (2) Martin v. Nadel [1906] 2 K.B. 26; 75 L.J.K.B. 620; 95 L.T. 16; 22 T.L.R. 561, C.A. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS MOTIONS for orders (1) to

DIVISION: HIGH COURT, HO DATE: 28 JANUARY 1965 BEFORE: SOWAH J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION by the plaintiff for a declaration that as the only child of her father she was entitled to succeed to his properties. COUNSEL Ofosu Asante for the plaintiff. I. N. K. Wuaku for the defendant. [p.14] of [1965] GLR 13