Judgements

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 15TH MAY, 1959. Before: VAN LARE J.A. AS.C.J., ACOLASTE J. AND OLLENNU   COUNSEL Appellant in person. Glasgow for respondent (Crown) Appellant heard. The Court calls on Glasgow to argue the following questions: (1) Was not the charge bad for duplicity? (2) Did not the Magistrate treat as […]

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, KUMASI Date: 5TH MARCH, 1959. Before: MURPHY J. Murphy J.: (His lordship stated the facts, and proceeded):— It is, I think, clear that in considering the case against the appellant there were two separate questions to be decided: (1) was the appellant aware that the 1st accused was not in

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 1ST MAY, 1959. Before: VAN LARE J.A. AS C.J., ACOLATSE J. AND OLLENNU J.   COUNSEL Owusu for appellant. There was no evidence of conspiracy to steal money. If at all, conspiracy was inferred from the act of stealing. On the authorities, such a charge by inference is

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 29TH MAY, 1959. Before: VAN LARE J.A. AS C.J., GRANVILLE SHARP J.A. AND ACOLATSE J. JUDGMENT OF GRANVILLE SHARP J.A. Granville Sharp J.A., delivered the judgment of the Court: (His lordship stated the facts, and proceeded:—) Whatever may be the fact as to the purchase of cloth, it

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 23RD NOVEMBER, 1959 Before: VAN LARE J.A. AS C.J., GRANVILLE SHARP J.A. AND OLLENNU J. ARGUMENTS OF HAYFRON-BENJAMIN Hayfron-Benjamin for defendant Shang (appellant).The proceedings in the Court below appear to have been carried on with such irregularity as to make the entire trial unsatisfactory. The appellant was not

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), ACCRA Date: 14TH SEPTEMBER, 1959. Before: OLLENNU J.Held (1) that though extrinsic evidence of transactions which have culminated in a deed are not admissible to prove that the contents of the deed do not represent the true agreement between the parties, the defendant’s evidence of the previous oral

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), ACCRA Date: 10TH SEPTEMBER, 1959 Before: OLLENNU J. 2nd and 3rd defendants in person. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. (His lordship referred to the pleadings and continued:-) The plaintiff s first witness (a daughter) under cross-examination by counsel for the first defendant stated that her father the plaintiff had

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA Date: 16TH APRIL, 1959. Before: SMITH J. JUDGMENT OF SMITH J. (His lordship stated the facts, and proceeded:-) So far as the actual execution is concerned, I do not think any liability can be attached to the judgment-creditor in view of the instructions given to the Sheriff, the issue

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 26TH JANUARY, 1959. Before: VAN LARE AG. C.J., GRANVILLE SHARP J.A. AND OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF VAN LARE AG. C.J. This is a matter dealing with the administration of a personal estate, which comprised the following: one air-tight trunk, four men’s cover cloths, one flint gun, two bundles

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), ACCRA Date: 9TH MARCH, 1959. Before: OLLENNU J.   JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. The proceedings in this case show that prior, to the institution of the suit, there had been litigation between the. appellant on the one hand, and the respondent and others on the other hand. The