Judgements

Division: IN THE SUPREME COURT Date: 27 JANUARY 1964 Before: SARKODEE-ADOO, OLLENNU AND BLAY JJSC JUDGMENT OF BLAY JSC Blay JSC delivered the judgment of the court. This is an appeal from the judgment of the Land Court, Cape Coast, presided over by S. A. Attoh, Esquire, Commissioner of Assize and Civil Pleas, as he […]

Division: IN THE SUPREME COURT Date: 20 JANUARY 1964 Before: SARKODEE-ADOO, OLLENNU AND BLAY JJ.S.C.   JUDGMENT OF SARKODEE-ADOO J.S.C. Sarkodee-Adoo J.S.C. delivered the judgment of the court. The issue for determination in this appeal is whether the transaction between the predecessors of the parties was an absolute sale or a pledge in respect of

Division: IN THE SUPREME COURT Date: 20 JANUARY 1964 Before: SARKODEE-ADOO, ADUMUA-BOSSMAN AND BLAY JJSC JUDGMENT OF SARKODEE-ADOO JSC The appellant in this action has appealed to this court against the judgment of Mrs. Jiagge J. dated 13 April 1962 by which the learned judge ordered in favour of the respondent company, the recovery of

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, KUMASI Date: 8 JANUARY 1964 Before: DJABANOR J JUDGMENT OF DJABANOR J This is a claim by the plaintiff against the defendants for libel contained in a letter written by the defendants to the plaintiff’s employers – who acting upon the said letter dismissed the plaintiff from their employment. There

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 21ST DECEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, OLLENNU AND AKUFO-ADDO, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd. v. Southport Corporation [1956] A.C. 218; [1956] 2 W.L.R. 81; [1955] 3 All E.R. 864, H.L. (2) Fischer & Co. v. Thompson (1904) 1 Ren. 302 (3) Akua Oye v. Baddu (1924) D.Ct. ‘21-’25,

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 21ST DECEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: KORSAH, C.J., SARKODEE-ADOO AND BLAY, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Perkins v. Perkins [1938] P. 210 (2) Bellenden (orse. Satterthwaite) v. Satterthwaite [1948] 1 All E.R. 343, C.A. (3) Wickins v. Wickins [1918] P. 265, C.A. (4) Blunt v. Blunt [1943] A.C. 517, H.L. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 21ST DECEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: SARKODEE-ADOO, OLLENNU AND AKUFO-ADDO, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Yaw v. Amobie (1958) 3 W.A.L.R. 406, C.A. (2) Nwizuk v. Eneyok (1953) 14 W.A.C.A. 354 (3) Abono v. Sunkwa [1962] 1 G.L.R. 154, S.C. (4) Anto v. Mensah (1957) 3 W.A.L.R. 218, C.A. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 21ST DECEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: SARKODEE-ADOO, CRABBE AND BLAY, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) R. v. Ogba Agu (1949) 12 W.A.C.A. 486 (2) Bharat v. The Queen [1959] A.C. 533; [1959] 3 W.L.R. 406; [1959] 3 All E.R. 292, P.C. (3) Dankwa v. The King (1951) 13 W.A.C.A. 134 (4) R. v.

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 21ST DECEMBER, 1962 BEFORE:VAN LARE, OLLENNU AND AKUFO-ADDO, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Nettey v. Odjidja [1959] G.L.R. 261, C.A. (2) Bassil v. Honger (1954) 14 W.A.C.A. 569 (3) Akomea v. Biei (1958) Oll.C.L.L. 186, C.A. (4) Asenso v. Nkyidwuo (1956) 1 W.A.L.R. 243, W.A.C.A. (5) Amoabimaa v. Badu (1956) 1

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 21ST DECEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: VAN LARE, ADUMUA-BOSSMAN AND BLAY, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Yaw v. Amobie (1958) 3 W.A.L.R. 406 (2) Ayafie v. Banyea (1884) Sar.F.L.R. 38 (3) Mire v. Danso (1924) D.Ct. ‘21-’25, 95 (4) Samuel v. Okyi, Civ. App. 16/47, unreported (5) Gyesiwa v. Mensah, W.A.C.A., December 10,