Judgements

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 25TH JUNE, 1959. Before: KORSAH C.J., VAN LARE J.A. AND OLLENNU J. JUDGMENT OF VAN LARE , J.A. The plaintiff, by his writ of summons issued on the 19th day of June, 1948 in the Asin Confederacy Native Court “A,” claimed damages for trespass, and an injunction restraining […]

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 25TH JUNE, 1959. Before: GRANVILLE SHARP J.A., ACOLATSE J. AND SMITH J. JUDGMENT OF ACOLATSE J. (His lordship stated the facts and history of the case, and proceeded:-) Counsel for 2nd defendant submitted before us that no valid notice as required by section 11(1)(e) of the Rent Control

COURT OF APPEAL DATE: 25TH JUNE, 1959. BEFORE: VAN LARE J.A. AS C.J., GRANVILLE SHARP J.A. AND ACOLATSE J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Campbell & Co. Ltd. v. Boullen & Gatenby ((1908) (S.C.) 490) (2) Grimoldby v. Wells (32 L.T. 490); (3) Taylor v. Great Eastern Railway Co. ([1901] 1 K.B. 774). (4) Hartley v.

Division: IN THE HIGH COURT, CAPE COAST Date: 25 JUNE 1959 Before: ADUMUA-BOSSMAN J JUDGMENT OF ADUMUA-BOSSMAN J The appeal is against a judgment of the District Magistrate, Cape Coast (E. T. Aryee, Esq.), hereinafter referred to shortly as the magistrate, whereby, after rejecting the appellant’s plea that the claim was barred by the Limitation

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 8TH JUNE, 1959. Before: GRANVILLE SHARP J. A., ACOLATSE J. AND SMITH J. ARGUMENT OF COUNSEL Bentsi-Enchill for appellant (Nettey). The onus rests on the Defence, because the trial-Judge held that the plaintiff has title, but is estopped from a grant of declaration because her predecessors had stood

HIGH COURT, KUMASI DATE: 6TH JUNE, 1959. BEFORE: MURPHY J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) In re Chance ([1936] Ch. 266); (2) In re Berrey. Lewis v. Berrey ([1936] Ch. 274); (3) In the Winding up of the Direct West End and Croydon Railway Company Ex parte Lloyd. (1 Sim. (N.S.) 248; 61 E.R. 96) (4)

 HIGH COURT (LANDS DIVISION), ACCRA DATE: 1ST JUNE, 1959. BEFORE: OLLENNU J. CASES REFERRED TO (1) Sukpui II & ors. v. Agbozo III & ors. (13 W.A.C.A. 241); (2) Chapman v. Coloo & anor. (unreported, judgment in Land Appeal No. 114/1956, delivered the 10th August, 1951); (3) Vanderpuije v. Botchway,[1956] A.C. 105) COUNSEL Dr. J.

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 29TH MAY, 1959. Before: VAN LARE J.A. AS C.J., GRANVILLE SHARP J.A. AND ACOLATSE J. JUDGMENT OF GRANVILLE SHARP J.A. Granville Sharp J.A., delivered the judgment of the Court: (His lordship stated the facts, and proceeded:—) Whatever may be the fact as to the purchase of cloth, it

Division: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL Date: 29TH MAY, 1959. Before: KORSAH C.J., ACOLATSE J., AND SMITH J.   JUDGMENT OF SMITH Plaintiff established that he obtained a grant in December, 1939 by the Anahor Stool. Prior to that, viz. in September, 1939, the Osu Stool (which includes the Anahor Stool) purported to grant land,

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