Judgements

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 12TH MARCH, 1962 BEFORE: VAN LARE, SARKODEE-ADOO AND CRABBE, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Kponuglo v. Kodadja (1931) 2 W.A.C.A. 24, P.C. (2) Hooper v. Goodwin (1818) 1 Swan. 485; 36 E.R. 475 (3) Matonmi v. Bakare Ibiyemi (1953) 14 W.A.C.A. 390 (4) Izenkwe v. Nnadozie (1953) 14 W.A.C.A. 361 (5) […]

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 12 MARCH, 1962 BEFORE: KORSAH C.J., VAN LARE AND ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, JJ.S.C. CASE REFERRED TO Nwizuk v. Eneyok (1953) 14 W.A.C.A. 354 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL by special leave from the judgment of the Land Court, Kumasi, delivered on the 2nd June 1959 by Howard J. Christian, Esquire, Commissioner of Assize and

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE:9TH MARCH, 1962 BEFORE: VAN LARE, ADUMUA-BOSSMAN AND CRABBE, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Paratt v. Blunt and Cornfoot (1847) 9 L.T. (o.s.) 103; 2 Cox C.C. 242 (2) Practice Direction, The Times, February 10, 1962 (3) Armah v. The State [1961] G.L.R. 136 (4) R. v. Abbott (1955) 39 Cr. App.

HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 7TH MARCH, 1962 BEFORE: DJABANOR, J. CASE REFERRED TO Sadgrove v. Hole [1901] 2 K.B.1; 70 L.J. K.B. 455, C.A. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION for damages for slander. COUNSELS I. K. Aboagye for the plaintiff. E. K. Wiredu for Owusu Yaw for the defendant. JUDGMENT OF DJABANOR J. The plaintiff instituted

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 5TH MARCH, 1962 BEFORE: ACOLATSE, J. CASES REFERRED TO [p.134] of [1962] 1 GLR 133 (1) Jamieson v. Jamieson [1952] A.C. 525; [1952] 1 All E.R. 875, H.L. (2) Squire v. Squire [1949] P. 51; [1948] 2 All E.R. 51, C.A. (3) Russell v. Russell [1897] A.C. 395; 66 J.P. 97;

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 5TH MARCH, 1962 BEFORE: OLLENNU, J. CASE REFERRED TO Allotey v. Abrahams (1957) 3 W.A.L.R. 280 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from an order of Manya Krobo Local Court Aworworso ejecting respondent from certain land and putting the plaintiff in possession thereof. COUNSEL Plaintiff-respondent-applicant in person. J. Quashie-Idun for E. N. P.

HIGH COURT, SEKONDI DATE: 26 FEBRUARY 1962 BEFORE: CHARLES, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Jones v. Vernon’s Pools [1938] 2 All E.R. 626 (2) Appleson v. Littlewoods Ltd. [1939] 1 All E.R. 464 C.A. (3) Stone v. Cartwright (1795) 6 T.R. 411; 101 E.R. 622 (4) Mackersy v. Ramsays, Bonars & Co. (1843) 9 C1.

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 23RD FEBRUARY, 1962 BEFORE: VAN LARE, SARKODEE-ADOO AND ADUMUA-BOSSMAN, JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against convictions recorded in the Circuit Court, Accra, by Judge Jiagge on the 17th March, 1961, in respect of articles found in the possession of appellant which were believed to be the property of the Ghana Government.

HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 21ST FEBRUARY, 1962 BEFORE: DJABANOR, J. CASE REFERRED TO Heaps v. Perrite, Ltd. [1937] 2 All E.R. 60, C.A. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS Action for damages for personal injuries. COUNSEL J. Prempeh for the plaintiffs Kofi Sackey for the defendants. JUDGMENT OF DJABANOR J. On or about the 11th March, 1960, the

HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 21ST FEBRUARY, 1962 BEFORE: DJABANOR, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Salomon v. Salomon & Co. Ltd. [1897] A.C. 22 (2) Smith v. Keal (1882) 9 Q.B.D. 340 (3) Morris v. Salberg (1889) 22 Q.B.D. 614 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION for damages for wrongful attachment. COUNSEL J. N. Heward-Mills and J. Prempeh