Judgements

HIGH COURT, SEKONDI DATE: 22ND JANUARY, 1962 BEFORE: CHARLES J. JUDGMENT OF CHARLES J. Where a plaintiff is desirous of proceeding upon default of appearance, under Order 13, rule 2 of the Supreme [High] Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 1954, non-compliance with Order 9, rule 17 is not a mere irregularity which can be waived but […]

HIGH COURT, ACCRA DATE: 16TH JANUARY, 1962 BEFORE: OLLENNU, J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Abbey v. Ollennu (1954) 14 W.A.C.A. 567 (2) Thompson v. Mensah (1957) 3 W.A.L.R. 240, C.A. (3) Allotey v. Essien (1958) 3 W.A.L.R. 527 (4) Mercantile Investment and General Trust Co. v. River Plate Trust, Loan and Agency Co. [1894] 1

HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 10TH JANUARY, 1962 BEFORE: DJABANOR, J. CASE REFERRED TO Boakye v. Broni and Domfe (1958) 3 W.A.L.R. 475 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL from a judgment of the Kumasi West Local Court, Teppa, in a land case. COUNSEL Y. B. Amoatin for N. Y. B. Adade for plaintiff-appellant. Owusu Yaw for A.

HIGH COURT, SEKONDI DATE:8TH JANUARY, 1962 BEFORE: CHARLES J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Young v. Holloway [1895] P. 87 (2) Ekem v. Nerba (1947) 12 W.A.C.A. 258 (3) Coleman v. Shang [1961] G.L.R. 145, P.C. [p.2] of [1962] 1 GLR 1 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS RULING on a preliminary objection that the plaintiff who brought this

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA Date: 16TH NOVEMBER, 1961 Before: OLLENNU, J.   JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. The respondent, plaintiff in the Accra West Local Court, claimed declaration of title as owner to the whole of Sempe stool lands in Accra. The immediate cause of action as disclosed in paragraph 1 of his writ

Division: IN THE SUPREME COURT Date: 15TH MAY, 1961 Before: KORSAH, C.J., VAN LARE AND AKIWUMI, JJ.S.C.   JUDGMENT OF AKIWUMI, J.S.C. Akiwumi J.S.C. delivered the judgment of the court. [His lordship read the plaintiffs’ claim and continued:] the second plaintiff, a paternal nephew of the first plaintiff joined the first plaintiff in instituting this

 HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 21ST MARCH, 1961 BEFORE: DJABANOR, J. CASE REFERRED TO Jonesco v. Beard [1930] A.C. 298, H.L. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPLICATION for an order to set aside a judgment of the High Court, Sekondi, on the grounds of fraud and illegality. COUNSEL N. Y. B. Adade for the plaintiff. G. Davey for

HIGH COURT, CAPE COAST DATE: 14 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

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA Date: 22ND DECEMBER, 1959. Before: OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. (His lordship referred to the pleadings, and continued:—) None of the plaintiffs can succeed in his action unless he is able to satisfy the Court, by preponderance of evidence as in all civil cases, that he is a

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