Judgements

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 2ND FEBRUARY, 1962 BEFORE: OLLENNU, J. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of a local court in a land case. COUNSEL E. N. P. Sowah for the plaintiff-appellant. E.K.N. Olaga (with him Yeboah) for the defendant-respondent. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. It is agreed by all, that the land in respect […]

HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 2ND FEBRUARY, 1962 BEFORE: APALOO, J. CASE REFERRED TO Smith v. Selwym [1914] 3 K.B. 98, C.A. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS RULING on a preliminary objection to jurisdiction of the court which the defendant pleaded was ousted by the Co-operative Societies Ordinance, Cap. 190 (1951 Rev.) s. 44 (1) and (5). COUNSEL

SUPREME COURT, ACCRA DATE: 2ND FEBRUARY, 1962 BEFORE: OLLENNU J. The jurisdiction of the circuit court in personal suits is limited by section 39 (1) of the Courts Act, 1960 (C.A. 9) to claims “arising under contract or tort or for recovery of any liquidated sum, where the amount claimed is not more than £G500”.

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 2ND FEBRUARY, 1962 BEFORE: OLLENNU J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Kymer v. Laurie (1849) 18 L.J.Q.B. 218 (2) Robarts v. Tucker (1851) 16 Q.B. 560 (3) Bank of England v. Vagliano Brothers [1891] A.C. 107, H.L. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION by bankers for the amount due and owing on an overdraft

HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 31ST JANUARY, 1962 BEFORE: DJABANOR, J.   CASES REFERRED TO (1) Nana Ayirebi Acquah III v. Nana Tawia Ababio (1948) 12 W.A.C.A. 343 (2) Serwah v. Kesse [1960] G.L.R. 227, S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of the Kumasi West Local Court, Akropong, in a suit for declaration that

HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 31ST JANUARY, 1962 BEFORE: DJABANOR J. CASE REFERRED TO John Lewis & Co. v. Tims [1952] A.C. 676; [1952] 1 T.L.R. 1132; [1952] 1 All E.R. 1203, H.L. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION for £G5,000 damages against defendants jointly and severally for unlawful arrest and false imprisonment. The facts, set out in

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 29TH JANUARY, 1962 BEFORE: OLLENNU, J.   CASE REFERRED TO In re Aldersey; Gibson v. Hall [1905] 2 Ch. 181 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION by the plaintiff, successor to one of four children, to claim one-third share of property devised to the said four children, on the ground that one of

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 29 JANUARY 1962 BEFORE: OLLENNU J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Holdsworth v. Wilson (1863) 4 B. & S. 1; 122 E. R. 360 (2) Simpson v. Commissioners of Inland Revenue [1914] 2 K.B. 842 (3) Matthews v. Commissioners of Inland Revenue [1914] 3 K.B. 192 (4) Champsey Bhara & Co. v.

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE:26TH JANUARY, 1962 BEFORE: OLLENNU, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) George v. Howard (1819) 7 Price 647; 146 E.R. 1089 (2) Rochefoucauld v. Boustead [1897] 1 Ch. 196, C.A. (3) Aveling v. Knipe (1815) 19 Ves. 441; 34 E.R. 580 (4) Regal (Hastings) Ltd. v. Gulliver [1942] 1 All E.R. 378, H.L.

HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 25TH JANUARY, 1962 BEFORE: APALOO, J. CASE REFERRED TO Richardson v. Mellish (1824) 2 Bing. 229; 130 E.R. 294 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION in contract by the plaintiff to recover £520 lent by the plaintiff to the defendant. COUNSEL I. R. Aboagye for the plaintiff. J. K. Prempeh, with him S.A.