Judgements

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

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 20TH FEBRUARY, 1962 BEFORE: OLLENNU, J. CASE REFERRED TO Kwakye v. Tuba [1961] G.L.R. (Pt. II) 720 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION for declaration of title to certain property devised to the plaintiffs by one Imoru Brimah, a deceased Moslem and for an injunction restraining the defendant from entering the said property.

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 20 FEBRUARY 1962 BEFORE:OLLENNU, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Metropolitan Bank v. Pooley (1885) 10 App. Cas. 210 (2) Burr v. Smith [1909] 2 K.B. 306, C.A. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS RULING on preliminary point that the suit was not properly before the court because of an order for stay of proceedings

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 19th February, 1962 BEFORE: VAN LARE, SARKODEE-ADOO AND CRABBE, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Heyman v. Darwins, Ltd. [1942] A.C. 356, H.L. (2) Jenkins v. Bushby [1891] 1 Ch. 484, C.A. [p.99] of [1962] 1 GLR 98 (3) Charles Osenton & Co. v. Johnston [1942] A.C. 130, H.L. (4) In re

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 19TH FEBRUARY, 1962 BEFORE: VAN LARE, SARKODEE-ADOO AND CRABBE, JJ.S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of Acolatse J. delivered in the High Court, Cape Coast on the 21st December, 1957, dismissing an action by the plaintiff for recovery of possession of and ejectment from certain land. The appeal which

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 19TH FEBRUARY, 1962 BEFORE:OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. The only rules which apply to the initiation of appeal proceedings to the Supreme Court are the Supreme Court Rules, 1957, therefore it is to those rules that we must look for authority, if any, to exercise jurisdiction in this matter. Now

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 19TH FEBRUARY, 1962 BEFORE: VAN LARE, ADUMUA-BOSSMAN AND CRABBE, JJ.S.C. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Abowaba v. Adeshina (1946) 12 W.A.C.A. 18 (2) Ababio v. Quartey (1916) P.C. ‘74-’28, 40 (3) Sokpui II v. Agbozo III (1951) 13 W.A.C.A. 241 (4) Re Land at Nkwantamang; Owusu v. Manche of Labadi, Divisional Court,