Full Length Cases from the Courts
Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 28TH SEPTEMBER, 1959 Before: VAN LARE J.A. AS C.J., GRANVILLE SHARP J.A. AND OLLENNU J. Murder—Gunshot wounds—Inadequacy of hospital treatment no defence to killer unless itself criminal. HEADNOTES Early in the morning of the 16th December, 1958 Victus Atta Kofi and his son Kojo Botwe were returning from […]
R v. BASARE [1959] GLR 321 Read More »
COURT OF APPEAL DATE: 28TH SEPTEMBER, 1959. BEFORE: VAN LARE J.A. AS C.J., GRANVILLE SHARP J.A. AND OLLENNU J. ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL Tandoh for appellant (Mensah). The trial-Judge misdirected himself on the question of insane delusion, and on that of insanity generally. The actions of the accused suggest derangement of mind. The evidence of the
R v. KWADWO MENSAH [1959] GLR 309 Read More »
Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 28TH SEPTEMBER, 1959. Before: VAN LARE J.A. AS C.J., GRANVILLE SHARP J.A. AND OLLENNU J. HEADNOTES In 1957 one Kwabena Bonsu caused a solicitor to prepare a Will for him. Bonsu expressed a desire that Seth Tabi and Kwabena Anyimadu should be the attesting witnesses; but these
R. v. JACOB K. MENSAH [1959] GLR 314 Read More »
Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 28TH SEPTEMBER, 1959. Before: VAN LARE J.A. AS C.J., GRUNVILLE SHARP J.A. AND OLLENNU J. Gyelego Grumah was behaving so abnormally in his town that he came to be regarded as an insane person, and was in consequence taken by his landlord to a native medicine man for
R. v. GRUMAH [1959] GLR 307 Read More »
Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 28TH SEPTEMBER, 1959. Before: VAN LARE J.A. AS C.J., GRANVILLE SHARP J.A. AND OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF GRANVILLE SHARP J.A. This appellant was convicted by a jury before Simpson J., sitting at Accra on the 23rd April, 1959, for the murder of one Kwabena Ahunu at Okrakwadjo on
R v. KWADWO MENSAH [1959] GLR 309 Read More »
COURT OF APPEAL DATE: 28TH SEPTEMBER, 1959. BEFORE: VAN LARE J.A. AS C.J., GRUNVILLE SHARP J.A. AND OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF VAN LARE J.A. (His lordship stated the facts, and proceeded:-) The only point for decision in this appeal is whether the verdict should have been one of guilty but insane. The appellant was described
R. v. GRUMAH [1959] GLR 307 Read More »
Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, HO Date: 22ND SEPTEMBER, 1959. Before: SIMPSON J. JUDGMENT OF SIMPSON J. (His lordship referred to the history of the case, and continued:- The District Magistrate decided to call evidence as to the customary law involved. The witness, unfortunately, was not asked what customs are required to be performed where
KOFI v. AGBOTSE [1959] GLR 305 Read More »
Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1959 Before: KORSAH C.J., VAN LARE J.A. AND GRAVILLE SHARP J.A. JUDGMENT OF VAN LARE J.A. Van Lare J A. delivered the judgment of the Court. (His Lordship referred to the facts and proceeded:-) The appeal was ably argued for the appellant, mainly on the ground
R v. BUSANGA [1959] GLR 303 Read More »
HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), ACCRA DATE: 14TH SEPTEMBER, 1959. BEFORE: OLLENNU J. COUNSEL Plaintiff in person. Obetsebi Lamptey for defendant. [p.301] of [1959] GLR 300 JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J. (His lordship stated the facts, and continued : – It was submitted on behalf of the plaintiff that as the land had been conveyed to the
COFIE v. OTOO [1959] GLR 300 Read More »
HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), ACCRA DATE:10TH SEPTEMBER, 1959 BEFORE:OLLENNU J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Odonkor & anor. v. Allotey & anor. (Suit No. 26/1940. Judgment delivered the 1st July, 1941. Appeal reported in 7 W.A.C.A. 160); (2) Fiscian v. Tetteh (2 W.A.L.R. 192); (3) Majolagbe v. Larbi & ors. (p. 190 of this volume);
BRUCE v. QUARNOR & ORS. [1959] GLR 292 Read More »
