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3174 cases across 17 courts
3174 cases
[1959] GLR 92 | 1959-02-28
(His lordship set out the respective cases of the parties, and proceeded): — The question of the jurisdiction of this Court to entertain the appeal a rises firstly for consideration. The Writ of Summons, on the face of...
[1959] GLR 89 | 1959-02-27
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Buem -Krachi Native Appeal Court, which upheld a decision of the Buem Native Court "B" given in favour of the plaintiff, but varied an order made by the Native Court "B" for the...
[1959] GLR 152 | 1959-02-27
www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 3 (His lordship stated the history of the case, and proceeded: —) The defendants argue that the order in a criminal court for payment of compensation out...
[1959] GLR 67 | 1959-02-26
Van Lare, Ag. C.J. delivered the judgment of the Court. This is a judgment of the Court in the preparation of which we all have participated. The appeal is from a judgment of Benson J. delivered on the 12th January,...
[1959] GLR 79 | 1959-02-26
www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 6 become part of the a ncestral property belonging to all those known as “family,” who claim descent from a common a ncestress. It is generally known that...
[1959] GLR 151 | 1959-02-16
(His lordship stated the facts, and proceeded: -) The question for consideration is: In what circumstances ought leave be given to a spouse to present to the Court a petition for divorce within three years of the...
X.224 | 1959-02-06
www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 4 defence to give me authority for his proposition that the brother is preferred to the mother. He confessed he could find none. I am not at all surprised...
[1959] GLR 58 | 1959-02-03
Van Lare Ag. C.J. delivered the judgment of the Court In this case the learned Judge on the 20th of November, 1957 observed that the case was one proper for an enquiry by the Stool Lands Boundary Commissioner under the...
[1959] GLR 49 | 1959-02-02
In this a dministration matter, it a ppears that upon a motion coming on for hearing before the Divisional Court the parties failed to come to an a greement among themselves as to the person or [p.50] persons to whom a...
[1959] GLR 50 | 1959-02-02
The facts in this appeal are not in dispute. Briefly stated they are as follows. The respondent inherited his uncle’s cocoa farm, a djoining which was virgin forest land, the subject -matter of this suit. The a...
T.V.T. 9/1958. | 1959-01-29
(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...
[1959] GLR 35 | 1959-01-28
(His lordship stated the facts, and continued); -The late Mr. Larbi died on the 30th September, 1956, and a certified copy of Probate of his Will formed part of the evidence led on behalf of the
[1959] GLR 26 | 1959-01-23
www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 8 The first ground of appeal a rgued on behalf of these a ppellants by Mr. Apaloo was that "there being no proof that the house a lleged to be set on fire...
[1959] GLR 23 | 1959-01-22
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 y his 4th witness. The latter...
[1959] GLR 21 | 1959-01-19
Van Lare Ag. C.J. delivered the judgment of the Court: This is an appeal from the judgment of Manyo -Plange J. dismissing the petition of a wife (the a ppellant) for dissolution of her marriage. The grounds upon which...
Citation pending | 1959-01-17
www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 4 (His lordship stated the facts and history of the case, and proceeded; -) Apart from the general legal right which any citizen has to assert his title...
[1959] GLR 17 | 1959-01-17
www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 4 (His lordship stated the facts and history of the case, and proceeded; -) Apart from the general legal right which any citizen has to assert his title...
Citation pending | 1958-12-17
By their originating summons dated 7 October 1958, the plaintiffs, the executors of the will of Tom Shipside, deceased, a sked for the determination under s 3 of the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions)...
[1968] GLR 567 | 1958-12-08
Akufo -Addo C.J. delivered the judgment of the court. The respondent, Albert Asafu -Adjaye, was brought before the High Court, Accra, presided over by Edusei J. under the provisions of the Corrupt Practices...
In 1967 it was in bags | 1958-12-08
www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 2 [1982 -83] GLR 881, CA a pplied. Abebreseh v Kaah [1976] 2 GLR 46 and Achiampong v Achiampong the plaintiff's prior existing estate. Accord ingly, the...
[1966] GLR 482 | 1958-12-08
By their writ of summons filed in the High Court, Kumasi, the respondents (hereinafter referred to as the plaintiffs), claimed a declaration of title to a house situate at Yonso near Jamasi in Ashanti. Although the...
[1959] GLR1 | 1958-12-03
(His Lordship stated the facts, and proceeded: -) The Preventive Detention Act, 1958, is a nalogous to the Preventive Detention Regulations which were in force in Britain as a war -time measure, and the cases and...
Citation pending | 1958-11-25
Appeal by the plaintiffs from an order of the Court of Appeal (Jenkins and Sellers LJJ and Upjohn J) dated 5 June 1957, a ffirming an order of Wynn-Parry J dated 1 November 1956. Wynn-Parry J dismissed the action in...
Citation pending | 1958-11-04
The plaintiff brought an action charging the defendants, of whom the third was a police officer, with conspiracy to injure and defraud him, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. The plaintiff required...
Citation pending | 1958-10-30
A testator by cl 8 (i) of his will gave a dwelling-house to a local authority on trust “to use and maintain the same as a children ’ s home” and expressed the desire that the home should be conducted a long domestic...
Citation pending | 1958-10-23
By his will dated 17 June 1942, a testator made gifts to his grandchildren on their respective marriages. The testator further provided that for the purposes of his will “the expression ‘ marry ’ shall mean marry a...
Citation pending | 1958-10-03
Landlord and Tenant – Repair – Breach of covenant – Notice to remedy breach served on tenant – Counter-notice served by tenant – Assignment of lease and surrender by a ssignee – Action for damages for breach of...
Citation pending | 1958-07-21
In regard to the question of damages the following were the facts. Dr Baker was forty-one at the time of his death and his widow was about the same age. There were two children of their marriage, a boy of twelve and a...
Citation pending | 1958-06-23
(ii) moreover, (a) even if the county council had so negligently constructed the island and road as to be liable for injuries caused by the danger so created while the county council remained in charge of the road...
Citation pending | 1958-06-13
On 9 September 1957, within six months of the letters of a dministration being taken out, the respondent issued a writ claiming damages for negligence against the a ppellant. The defendant pleaded that the action was...
Citation pending | 1958-06-05
In March, 1955, the first defendant started to use certain land as a caravan site. In April, 1955, the local planning authority served an enforcement notice on him under the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947,...
Citation pending | 1958-05-22
Libel a ctions were brought by G and J A in respect of a passage in a newspaper which included the words, “with the help of [J A,] an ex-solicitor, … [G] drew up a petition to the Home Secretary. Into it he put all the...
Citation pending | 1958-05-12
Company – Winding-up – Compulsory winding-up – Concurrent jurisdiction – Transfer of proceedings – Petitions presented by two judgment creditors – One petition in county court and the other in the High Court –...
Citation pending | 1958-04-30
Infant – Removal outside jurisdiction – Custody granted to father by Divorce Court – Infants made wards of court in Chancery Division – Application by father to Divorce Division for leave to take infants out of...
Citation pending | 1958-04-28
Before I read the proviso to s 21 of the Act of 1930, I will say this: The question is whether this notice has been served on the respondent, and it can be served either by serving it on him — that is personal service...
Citation pending | 1958-04-18
PARKER LJ. This is an appeal by the first defendants from a judgment of Lloyd-Jacob J given on 18 July 1957, under which he a warded the plaintiff a sum of £573 1s 9d damages in regard to personal injuries, both...
Citation pending | 1958-04-16
Costs – Disallowing costs of successful plaintiff – Evidence of plaintiff ’ s witness rejected – Evidence of defendant also rejected – Plaintiff a company – Discretion of trial judge – Jurisdiction of Court of Appeal –...
Citation pending | 1958-03-28
DIPLOCK J read the following judgment. In this case, I have to decide, as a preliminary issue, a point of law raised on the pleadings in an action for damages for negligence brought against the a dministrator of the a...
Citation pending | 1958-03-28
Per Curlam: the phrase “bona fide” in s 8 (a) of the Trade Marks Act, 1938, meant the honest use by the person of his own name, without any intention to deceive a nybody or without any intention to make use of the...
It follows | 1958-03-06
Appeal by the shipowners, Adamastos Shipping Co Ltd from an order of the Court of Appeal (Denning, Parker and Sellers LJJ), dated 16 April 1957, and reported sub nom Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd v Adamastos Shipping Co...
Citation pending | 1958-02-24
The plaintiff council a ppealed against an order of His Honour Judge Elder Jones made in Bath County Court on 7 November 1957, dismissing the council ’ s claim for possession of a house, 53, Frederick Avenue, Peasedown...
Citation pending | 1958-02-13
The wife was German by birth and the parties met in Germany while the husband was stationed there. The husband was a widower. They were married on 1 June 1956, and lived together for seven days. The wife sought a...
Citation pending | 1958-01-23
Citation pending | 1957-12-13
reinstatement or to a rrange some third solution a greeable to the parties concerned. This procedure was to be completed before a board ’ s decision to terminate a consultant ’ s services was carried into effect. The...
Citation pending | 1957-11-18
ASHWORTH J read the following judgment. The plaintiffs ’ claim in this case a rises out of a charterparty dated 27 August 1954, made between them as charterers and the defendants as owners of the ss Aello. I was...
Citation pending | 1957-11-15
Landlord and Tenant – Recovery of possession – Business premises – Defence of absence of notice under Landlord and Tenant Act, 1954 – Tennis courts and premises let to a tennis club – Club a registered society under...
Citation pending | 1957-11-07
In libel a ctions brought by G and A in respect of a passage in a newspaper which included the words, “with the help of A … G drew up a petition to the Home Secretary. Into it he put all the dirt he knew”, the evidence...
Citation pending | 1957-11-06
Held – The residuary estate of the intestate was held on the statutory trust for the issue of her uncles and aunts of the whole blood in a ccordance with s 46(1)(v) and s 47(1)(i) and s 47(3) of the Act of 1925 as a...
Citation pending | 1957-10-23
wife ’ s charges, found the husband ’ s charge of cruelty proved, and held that the cruelty had been condoned but revived by the wife ’ s wilfully false a ccusations and granted a decree nisi for divorce. On appeal,
Citation pending | 1957-10-23
A good deal of evidence has been given to suggest that in the watch trade customers are ready to distinguish one name from another, and also that the dealers in watches in this country are so used to different kinds of...