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[1966] GLR 352
Ollennu J.S.C. delivered the judgment of the court. The a ppellant was convicted by the District Court, Nsawam, on two counts, namely, (i) careless driving, contrary to section 18 (1) of the Road Traffic Ordinance,1...
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Akuffo JSC delivered the first ruling at the invitation of Aikins JSC. This is an a pplication for an order that: "The proceedings and the ruling or judgment of the High Court of justice per Essilfie -Bondzie JA...
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Court, Trial Division, held at page 460 as follows: - AGENCIES (SOUTHAMPTON) LD. (1953) 3 WLR 426 would expect a prudent carrier to do. Again in THE WASHINGTON (1972) 2 Lloyd’s Law Reports 453 the carriers had a system...
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www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 2 Quartey v. Nii Boye Quartey & Anor. Dated 23/9/49 (Exh. 8). He tendered in a ddition, Exhibits 9, 10 and 11. The Court of Appeal, [Lamptey, J.A. (as he...
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www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 2 England, Vol. 14th Edition paragraph 84; Rep. V. Ghana Railway Corp. (1981) GLR 752, at 758; Aryee v. relied on by the Court of Appeal must be...
www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 2 THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS v. THE ATTORNEY - GENERAL
GLR 72, this Court had this to say regarding the nature of our discretion under Rule 79: "... in each case of non -compliance of whatever degree and nature, the decision to waive or not would lie with the court. And...
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Regional House of Chiefs is the 15th day of September, 1998 it would be pointless to do so. A worse impossibility of compliance would In REPUBLIC V. BREW (1992) 1 GLR 14 Kpegah, J. (as he then was) held that where no...
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complaint from the point of view of day of January, 1993. ATUGUBA, J.S.C.: · I have had the privilege of reading before hand the judgments of my learned sister Wood J.S.C. and my · learned brother Brobbey J.S.C. I...
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www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 2 But in Charles Osenton & Co. v. Johnson [1942] AC 130 Viscount Simon L.C. said — "The law as to the reversal by a Court of Appeal of an order made by a...
14/99 in an a nnexure to the statement of claim. Those in Suit No. 15/99 were identified in Annexure 2 a ttached to the statement of claim. Those in Suit No. 16/99 were also identified in an Annexure to the s tatement of claim. Those in Suit No. 31/99 were identified in paragraph 13
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www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 2 queenmother.” This was expatiated upon in In re Kwabeng Stool; Karikari v Ababio[2001 -2002] SCGLR people outside his paramountcy or division. This is...
www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 2 FLORENCE NAADU LARTEY
ADJABENG, J.S.C.: This is an appeal against the unanimous decision of the Court of Appeal which had dismissed the a ppellants' appeal and upheld the decision of the trial High Court dismissing their claim for grant of...
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www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 2 fusion of jurisdiction in law and equity, in the case of Bou -Chedid v. Yalley [1976] 2 GLR 258. As the enshrined in Chapter 5 of the Constitution, a...
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evidence on record which the which one has to ask and answer is whether the process filed on December 18, 2000 termed “FURTHER J. V. M. DOTSE · J. ANSAH first a ppellate Court, the Court of Appeal could have used to...
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complaint from the point of view of of January, 1993. ATUGUBA, J.S.C.: · I have had the privilege of reading before hand the judgments of my learned sister Wood J.S.C. and my · learned brother Brobbey J.S.C. I agree...
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www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 2 In POMAA AND OTHERS v. FOSUHENE [1987 -88] 1 GLR 244 -265 S. C, the court declared: that (JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT)
9. OSHIPI STREET NORTH KANESHIE
WAS AGAINST THE WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE GROUND TWO The Court of Appeal fell into grave error in upholding the judgment of the trial court which judgment was totally against the weight of the evidence a dduced at the trial...
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brother Acquah, J.S.C. delivering the "... in an appeal against findings of facts to a second a ppellate Court like this Court, where a lower a ppellate a dopted by my learned sister Bamford -Addo, J.S.C). Our only...
CCL 73/96 entitled Fofo Rukiya Laryea v Amina Amorkor
www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 2 was given against her in Suit Number CCL 73/96 entitled Fofo Rukiya Laryea v Amina Amorkor tendered in of ¢2million against the defendant and the co...
38 bl ock A Atwima Afasiebon was done without jurisdiction and so same is set a side. b. The
www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 2 irregularity. It was stated in the case of TIMITIMI v. AMABEBE [1953] 14 W.A.C.A. 374, by Coussey J.A. court of competent jurisdiction makes an...
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On February 14th 2001, we unanimously a llowed the appeal herein but reserved our reasons, which we now give as follows: — grounds of appeal in rather prolix terms. These may however, be briefly summarised as follows:...
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www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 2 local case of GHANA NATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION VRS BAIDEN [1987 -88] 2GLR 163 CA to dissatisfied with the order is to go to the Court of Appeal, which...
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www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 2 of THE REPUBLIC VRS. HIGH COURT, BOLGATANGA; EX -PARTE: HAWA YAKUBU [2001 -2002] SCGLR 53. Where a High Court or a Court of Appeal a cts ultra vires the...
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a pplicants kept saying that since the BAMFORD -ADDO, (MRS) J.S.C.: · J.A. BAMFORD -ADDO (MRS) · KPEGAH, J.S.C.: · ADJABENG, J.S.C.: · ADZOE, J.S.C.: Court, Accra: Ex parte Darke XII and Anor. [1992 -93] 3 GBR 1138....
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www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 2 In POMAA AND OTHERS v. FOSUHENE [1987 -88] 1 GLR 244 -265 S. C, the court declared: that (JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT)
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said: “My practice has “ It is a well established principle that the object of the court is to decide the rights of the parties and not to punish them for mistakes in the conduct of their cases by deciding otherwise...
28/99
TWUMASI, J.A.: This is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court, Accra in a land suit where the respondent obtained judgment for a declaration of title to a certain piece of land situate at a place near Pokuase...
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“You cannot put something on nothing and expect it to stay there. It will collapse” Indeed, the decision in 2/79 had collapsed and could not be revived and a pplied merely because the collapse was brought about by...
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66/98
WOOD, J. A.: I agree that the appeal be a llowed. The trial judge’s finding that while the appeal was pending in this Court, the parties submitted themselves and the matter to a rbitration and compromised the decision...
31/2002
LARTEY J.A.: This appeal is from the Judgment of the High Court Accra granting the Plaintiff's a pplication for Summary Judgment under Order 14 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 1954 (L.N. 140A) as a mended by...
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147/99.
The question which a rises for determination in the instant appeal in my view is within a narrow compass; namely whether the a ward of damages by the learned trial judge was right in the circumstances of the case? In...
105/2002
B/107 the property of the late Afua Nkrumah a lias Beatrice Asantewa is now the property of all her five children namely Adwoa Kyerewa a lias Susuan a Tufour Mrs. Akosua Akyaa
TRLD 71/09 VS.
On 26 -03 -2009, the plaintiff, Dr. Edward Victor Collins Degraft Johnson, caused a writ of summons to issue in this court in which he claims the following reliefs: 1. A declaration that the defendant, Arnold Adu Addy,...
BMISC 775/2008
www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 3 The police mounted a search for the vehicle and retrieved it from a white man who claimed to have purchased it but failed to prove having paid the money...
BMISC 12/2006
www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 3 result of shoddy work done on his house, no. 2, Papao Village, Kisseman, Haatso, Accra; (iii) interest on any money found due upon taking account and on...
L 431/2002
www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 5 plaintiff has not shown, either in her pleadings or evidence, that the head of family is unable to take action to protect the interest of the family. In...
HRC 18/10
On 04 -02 -2010, the plaintiff, Desmond Adu, caused a writ to be issued in this court in which he claims against the defendants, namely, Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd., Ms. Joyce Atta Krah and Mr. Kodua, the following...
C184/2
www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 8 detained. On 09 -08 -2005, they were all released on police enquiry bail. One William Owusu Ampoma, a worker of Richard who reported that the plaintiffs...
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On 02 -05 -2006, the plaintiff issued a writ in this court in which he claims the following reliefs: “1. The sum of GH¢1,840.00 being cost of repairs. 2. Interest at the prevailing bank rate till date of final payment....
[2026] GHAHC 19 | 2026-02-27
[2026] GHAHC 17 | 2026-02-27
A real estate developer, F. K. A. Company, is suing Nii Boafo Daanyi-Nse I and a taxi association, alleging they are trespassing on its land by operating a taxi rank. The company seeks a declaration of trespass, their...
[2026] GHAHC 18 | 2026-02-27
This case involves a plaintiff asserting ownership and registered title to land, alleging that two defendants are trespassing and constructing a wall on his property. The plaintiff also claims a third defendant is...
[2026] GHAHC 16 | 2026-02-27
This document details the plaintiff's claims in a land dispute, alleging he purchased a plot from the first defendant in 1997, paid a penalty for State Housing Company land, and subsequently built a house on it between...
[2026] GHADC 6 | 2026-02-23
In this court judgment, the first accused person pleaded guilty to stealing a microwave oven and two televisions and was subsequently convicted. The second accused person pleaded not guilty, and the court ordered the...
[2026] GHAHC 10 | 2026-02-19
The plaintiff sued the defendants, claiming unlawful continued broadcast of an advertisement after an agreement expired and seeking monetary compensation. The defendants denied the claims, stating no direct contractual...