Judgements

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

Bilson v Attorney-General SUPREME COURT ADADE, WIREDU, HAYFRON-BENJAMIN, AMPIAH, KPEGAH JJSC 12 DECEMBER 1994 By his writ filed on 26/8/93, the plaintiff seeks: “(a) A declaration that upon the true and proper interpretation of section 34 of the transitional provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana 1992, only: i. acts or omissions by

Division: IN THE SUPREME COURT Date: 15 DECEMBER 1964 Before: OLLENNU, ACOLATSE AND SIRIBOE, JJ.S.C. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J.S.C. Ollennu J.S.C. delivered the judgment of the court. This appeal is against the conviction of the appellant by the High Court, Ho, for rape. The trial was conducted with assessors. Most of the facts in the

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, KUMASI Date: 23 MARCH 1964 Before: DJABANOR J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ORIGINATING SUMMONS brought by the plaintiff against the defendants who were refusing to satisfy a judgment debt in accordance with the terms of the Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Act, 1958, claiming an amount of £G2,404 15s. JUDGMENT OF

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, KUMASI Date: 20 APRIL 1964 Before: DJABANOR J. JUDGMENT OF DJABANOR J. On the afternoon of Sunday, 3 February 1963, the plaintiff Mr. I. R. Aboagye, then district magistrate at Bolgatanga in the Upper Region of Ghana was entertaining friends in his bungalow. He and a Mr. Mensah, a detective