Full Length Cases from the Courts
HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 15TH NOVEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: BANNERMAN, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Canadian Pacific Railway v. The King [1931] A.C. 414, P.C. (2) Cornish v. Stubbs (1870) L.R. 5 C.P. 334 (3) Mellor v. Watkins (1874) L.R. 9 Q.B. 400 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of the Circuit Court, Kumasi which […]
TENEWAAH v. MANUH [1962] 2 GLR 143 Read More »
SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 12TH NOVEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: A ruling by a local court under regulation 69 that a plea of res judicata or absence of jurisdiction has not been made out, is not a final decision on the said plea; all it amounts to is, that at the stage where the ruling was
DUAH v. BENG [1962] 2 GLR 121 Read More »
HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE:12TH NOVEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: APALOO, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Re Eburahim, deceased; Ansah v. Ankrah (1958) 3 W.A.L.R.317 (2) Ennin v. Prah [1959] G.L.R. 44 (3) Akyaa v. Amanfo, C.A., Cyclostyled Judgments. January-June, 1958, unreported. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS CONTESTED APPLICATION for grant of letters of administration to administer the estate of
RE DUA AGYEMAN, DECEASED, SARPONG v. AGYEMAN [1962] 2 GLR 138 Read More »
SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 12TH NOVEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: VAN LARE, BLAY AND AKUFO-ADDO, JJ.S.C. CASE REFERRED TO Volkers v. Volkers [1935] P.33 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS Appeal by respondent-husband from a decision of the High Court, Kumasi (Apaloo, J.) granting the wife-petitioner an order of judicial separation on the ground of her husband’s adultery. COUNSEL P.
TAYLOR v. TAYLOR [1962] 2 GLR 122 Read More »
SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 12TH NOVEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: VAN LARE, BLAY AND AKUFO-ADDO, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) McLardy v. Slateum (1890) 24 Q.B.D. 504 (2) Amoabimaa v. Badu (1957) 2 W.A.L.R. 214, W.A.C.A. (3) Smurthwaite v. Hannay [1894] A.C. 494, H.L. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a ruling on an application by the defendants-appellants
GHASSOUB v. DIZENGOFF (W.A.) [1962] 2 GLR 133 Read More »
SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 12TH NOVEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: VAN LARE, BLAY AND AKUFO-ADDO, JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of the High Court, Kumasi, dismissing the plaintiff’s claim for damages for wrongful and unlawful seizure and sale of the plaintiff’s vehicles, which the defendant claimed were the subject-matter of a hire-purchase agreement between
YANKSON v. APPIAH [1962] 2 GLR 125 Read More »
SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 12TH NOVEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: SARKODEE-ADOO, MILLS-ODOI AND OLLENNU, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Muffat v. Kpeshie II (1952) 14 W.A.C.A. 44 (2) Koranteng v. Ayim (1953) 13 W.A.C.A. 301 (3) Anto v. Mensah (1957) 3 W.A.L.R. 218 (4) Serwah v. Kesse [1960] G.L.R. 227, S.C. (5) Badoo v. Ampung (1949) 12
AWORO v. BUOR [1962] 2 GLR 128 Read More »
SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 12TH NOVEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: OLLENNU, J.S.C., SARKODEE-ADOO and MILLS-ODOI, JJ.S.C. It is provided by regulation 69 of the Local Courts Procedure Regulations, 1959 that: “69. The Local Court shall consider whether a plea made under Regulation 68 is made out and give its decision which shall be written in the Record
DUAH v. BENG [1962] 2 GLR 121 Read More »
HIGH COURT, SUNYANI DATE: 2ND NOVEMBER, 1962 BEFORE: BRUCE-LYLE, J. CASE REFERRED TO Kofi v. Brentuo (1944) 10 W.A.C.A. 92 [p.119] of [1962] 2 GLR 118 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION to set aside the sale of the plaintiff’s farm, and for damages for wrongful sale and a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants and their agents
NTI v. SUNYANIHENE AND OTHERS [1962] 2 GLR 118 Read More »
HIGH COURT, CAPE COAST DATE: 29TH OCTOBER, 1962 BEFORE: CHARLES, J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against conviction and sentence for gaming in a public place contrary to the Lotteries and Betting Act, 1960 (Act 31), s. 18 (1), entered in the Cape Coast Magistrate’s Court on the 20th August, 1962. COUNSEL T. D. Brodie-Mends for
HAUSA v. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [1962] 2 GLR 116 Read More »
