Judgements

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 17TH APRIL, 1962 BEFORE: OLLENNU J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS INTERPLEADER action by a wife in respect of household articles seized in execution. COUNSEL Bredu-Pabi for the claimant. T. K. Agadzie for the plaintiffs-judgment-creditors. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. The claimant has raised objection to the attachment of the chattels, subject-matter of this […]

HIGH COURT, HO DATE: 17TH APRIL, 1962 BEFORE: PREMPEH, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Sedzro and Ors. v. Bidigor and Anor., Supreme Court, November 29, 1960, unreported (2) Kwamin Akyin v. Essie Egymah (1936) 3 W.A.C.A. 65 (3) Solomon Jonah v. Kojo Owu (1937) 3 W.A.C.A. 170 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of

HIGH COURT, CAPE COAST DATE: 14TH APRIL, 1960 BEFORE: ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Fryer v. Bernard (1724) 2 P. Wms. 261; 24 E.R. 722 (2) Attorney-General v. Stewart (1817) 2 Mer. 144; 35 E.R. 895 (3) British Coal Corporation v. The King [1935] A.C. 500; 51 T.L.R 508, P.C. (4) Willis v. Earl

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 13TH APRIL, 1962 BEFORE: JIAGGE, J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPLICATION by wife for reasonable maintenance for herself and four children. COUNSEL J. Quashie-Idun for the wife-applicant. Tagoe for E. N. Moore for the husband respondent. JUDGMENT OF JIAGGE J. This is an application under section 23 of the Matrimonial Causes Act,

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 13 APRIL, 1962 BEFORE:OLLENNU J. CASE REFERRED TO Short v. Morris (1958) 3 W.A.L.R. 339 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION for declaration of title to land and recovery of possession. COUNSEL E. N. Moore for the plaintiff. J. O. Dadey for the defendants. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. The plaintiff claims declaration of

HIGH COURT, SEKONDI DATE: HIGH COURT, SEKONDI BEFORE: CHARLES, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Fibrosa Spolka Akeyjna v. Fairbairn Lawson Combe Barbour Ltd. [1943] A.C. 32; [1942] 2 All E.R. 122, H.L. (2) Stokes v. Hill [1901] 1 K.B. 493 (3) Cantiare San Rocco S.A. v. Clyde Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd. [1924] A.C. 226,

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 10TH APRIL, 1962 BEFORE: OLLENNU, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Anto v. Mensah (1957) 3 W.A.L.R. 218 (2) Ntsin v. Ekutey and Others (1957) 3 W.A.L.R. 11 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of a local court in a land case. COUNSEL E. N. Moore for B. J. da Rocha

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 9TH APRIL, 1962 BEFORE: KORSAH C.J., VAN LARE AND SARKODEE-ADOO, JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of the Land Court, Cape Coast, which had declared the plaintiff owner of the land in dispute, found the defendant liable to pay tolls to the plaintiff and referred the matter to the

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 9TH APRIL, 1962 BEFORE: VAN LARE, SARKODEE-ADDO AND ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Casborne v. Scarfe (1737) 1 Atk. 603; 26 E.R. 377 (2) Heath v. Pugh (1881) 6 Q.B.D. 345 (3) Selleck v. Smith (1826) 3 Bing 603; 130 E.R. 646 (4) Fairclough v. Marshall (1878) L.R. 4 Exch.

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 9TH APRIL, 1962 BEFORE: OLLENNU, J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION for return of vehicle seized by owner under a hire-purchase agreement. The owner counterclaimed for arrears of rentals. COUNSEL E. L. Cole for the plaintiff. K. Ohene Ampofo for O. Y. Asamoah for the defendant. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU, J. The plaintiff’s