Judgements

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 23RD MARCH, 1959. Before: KORSAH C.J., VAN LARE J.A., AND OLLENNU J. ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL J. B. Danquah for appellant. There were two actions. The first having been dismissed in our favour, we have not appealed therefrom, except as to costs. The second is for recovery of possession; […]

Division:    IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date:    2ND NOVEMBER, 1959. Before:    VAN LARE AG. C.J., GRANVILLE SHARP J.A. AND OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF VAN LARE AG. CJ. On the 27th October, 1959 we allowed this appeal from a judgment of the Judge of the Land Court, Sekondi, by which he set aside a decision in

Division:    IN THE HIGH COURT, HO Date:    29TH JANUARY, 1959. Before:    SIMPSON J. JUDGMENT OF SIMPSON J. (His lordship stated the history of the Matter, and proceeded): — Under the Native Courts (Southern Section of Togoland) Ordinance, the powers of a Magistrate in land causes are restricted to transferring a matter to another Court (section

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, KUMASI Date: 10TH APRIL, 1959. Before: MURPHY J. JUDGMENT OF MURPHY J (His lordship stated the facts, and proceeded:-) In this judgment the Ghana (Constitution) Order-in-Council, 1957, the Statute Law (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1957, and the Ejisu Stool Property Order, 1958, will be referred to as the Constitution, the

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), ACCRA Date: 26 NOVEMBER, 1959 Before: OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. (His lordship set forth the history of the proceedings, and continued:—) I shall deal firstly with the issue whether or not there has been a valid arbitration upon the dispute between the plaintiff and the Caesar

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), CAPE COAST Date: 22ND DECEMBER, 1959 Before: ADUMUA-BOSSMAN J. JUDGMENT OF ADUMUA-BOSSMAN J. (His lordship stated the history of the matter, and continued:—) The question which arose for determination in the trial-Court, and which now arises in this appeal, was whether the plaintiff by the evidence which he

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 3RD MARCH, 1959. Before: KORSAH C.J., VAN LARE J.A., AND OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF KORSAH C.J. Korsah C.J. delivered the judgment of the Court: The only ground argued before us in this appeal is that the judgment is against the weight of evidence. The findings are that the

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), ACCRA Date: 22ND JANUARY, 1959. Before: OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. On the question of the headship of the family, the evidence given by the plaintiff and by his second witness (one Comfort Korkoi Otto) that he is the head of the family was contradicted his 4th

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), ACCRA Date: 25TH MAY, 1959 Before: OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. In this case Benjamin William Amarteifio claims Declaration of Title to House No. D.243/2, Bukom, Accra, and an Order for recovery of possession. He alleges that he purchased the said house from one Madam Kowah Nunoo

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 12TH JANUARY, 1959 Before: VAN LARE AG. C.J., GRANVILLE SHARP J.A. AND OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF VAN LARE AG. C.J. Van Lare Ag. C.J. delivered the judgment of the Court:. The only substance in this appeal is that the order granting Letters of Administration to the respondent is,