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Case Law
4493 cases across 17 courts
4493 cases
[1968] GLR 319 | 1968-03-28
This appeal concerns the succession to the estate of a man by name Kwabena Bempong who died at Kintampo in June 1952. The late Bempong's maternal a ncestry is traceable to Ashanti but the evidence shows that he was...
Citation pending | 1968-03-22
A woman took to the pharmacy of the respondent, who was a registered pharmaceutical chemist, a National Health prescription for Penedural syrup obtained from her family doctor. She was supplied with a bottle of the...
[1968] GLR 292 | 1968-03-22
www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 8 Continuing his evidence, the plaintiff, Kwadwo Konadu, testified that he and his brothers, the other plaintiffs, entered into separate a greements with...
[1968] GLR 267 | 1968-03-21
www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 4 Olaga and the third defendant, Miss Genoveva Esther Marais, ceased to be partners in the Express Packing and Service Company as from 18 February 1966 or...
Citation pending | 1968-03-15
The taxpayers erected a modern factory on a site of fifty-three a cres, surrounded by a ring fence, for the purposes of their business as manufacturers of pharmaceutical products. The factory buildings included a...
[1968] GLR 235 | 1968-03-15
The criminal proceedings in this case commenced at the Circuit Court, Cape Coast, but by an order of transfer signed by his lordship the Chief Justice, the case was transferred to this court to be summarily tried. The...
Citation pending | 1968-03-11
In September, 1964, the plaintiff suffered serious injuries to his left leg in an a ccident on the highway caused by the negligent driving of a motorist, the defendant, but a ttributable as to one quarter to the...
[1968] GLR 226 | 1968-03-08
defendant. The a ccident occurred on a straight road, shortly after both vehicles passed a small village called Awaham junction. The weather was said to be bright and sunny and there was no problem of visibility. I...
[1968] GLR 463 | 1968-03-08
provided [p.465] for therein, but, finding difficulty in making the d eposit of £G400, the defendant was persuaded to accept a deposit of £G100 consequent on which another hire -purchase a greement was entered into...
[1968] GLR 203 | 1968-03-04
After considering the evidence and the submissions by counsel on both sides I have come to the conclusion that this appeal against conviction should be dismissed. Substantially the issue was one of fact, namely whether...
[1968] GLR 192 | 1968-02-28
This is an appeal against the decision and judgment of the Circuit Court, Accra, delivered on 12 March 1965. The defendants -a ppellants were in that court sued by the plaintiff -respondent [p.194] for wrongful...
[1968] GLR 185 | 1968-02-23
www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 4 The plaintiff was married to the late Kojo Plange, deceased, under the provisions of the Marriage Ordinance, Cap. 127 (1951 Rev.); her husband died on...
[1968] GLR 160 | 1968-02-15
On 27 November 1967 (see [1967] G.L.R. 651) 1 delivered a ruling in which I ordered that this action be struck out. It was my opinion that the parties should be kept to their a rrangement to sue and be sued in Italy....
[1968] GLR 119 | 1968-02-02
The a ppellant was convicted of stealing ¢127.50, the property of one D. K. Annane on 9 May 1967 contrary to section 124 of the Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29). Against this conviction the a ppellant has a ppealed to this...
[1968] GLR 81 | 1968-01-24
The plaintiffs by their solicitors issued a writ of summons a ccompanied by a statement of claim on 16 December 1967. The writ of summons was served on the defendant on 20 December 1967, and she entered a ppearance on...
[1968] GLR 66 | 1968-01-19
of the a ccused, the nature of the offence, the absence of circumstances which would render the offence one of grave or serious character, and other circumstances of the case, the case would be a dequately dealt with...
Citation pending | 1968-01-15
This was an action begun by writ issued on 16 September 1966. In it the plaintiff companies, Allam & Co Ltd, Advertising Sites Ltd and National Solus Sites Ltd claimed an injunction to restrain the defendant company,...
[1968] GLR 53 | 1968-01-15
This appeal presents no difficulty whatsoever, as the a bundant evidence including that given by the a ppellant himself at the trial a mply supports the verdict of murder returned by the jury after they had been...
[1968] GLR 37 | 1968-01-15
OLLENNU J.A. delivered the ruling of the court. The a ppellants who were convicted by the High Court, Accra, on 10 May 1965, a ppealed to the Court of Appeal against their convictions and sentences. The a ppeals were...
[1968] GLR 1 | 1968-01-08
www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 5 time that he collected the three from U.T.C. he pulled out ¢380.00 and a sked to pay the money through the police. But they refused. The a ppellant did...
[1968] GLR 9 | 1968-01-08
www.zuclibrary.org ZUC Law Platform -Shaping the Future of Law. 4 [His lordship stated the facts as summarised in the headnote and continued:] For my part, I do not think there can be any sound reason which should...
Citation pending | 1967-12-20
Per Curiam: the former position (as under the revoked RSC, Ord 16, r 11) may still prevail in the county court (see p 572, letter i, and p 573, letter a, post; and cf CCR, Ord 15, r 2).
Citation pending | 1967-12-08
I have got to compensate him for all that he has suffered and will suffer; I have to compensate him for his loss of wages at the rate of £2 a week net, bearing in mind that some deduction must be made for the receipt...
Citation pending | 1967-11-28
At the employers ’ steel works molten metal tapped from a furnace was conducted by a through or launder down an incline to a ladle. In the process there was inevitably some overspill of molten metal on the landing...
Citation pending | 1967-11-24
Legitimacy – Jurisdiction – Declaration – Whether court has jurisdiction to make a declaration of the legitimacy of some person other than the petitioner – Whether a declaration on a bare claim for it should be made, a...
SUD/1/65 | 1967-11-22
By a cif contract made in Bombay between Indian nationals the sellers a greed to ship cotton by 31 May 1966 for a price expressed in rupees, the contract providing for the buyers to bear any difference in the rate of...
Citation pending | 1967-11-21
This was an action by the plaintiff claiming to limit his liability for damage to property caused by a collision between his motor vessel, the Annie Hay, and the motor vessel Rosewarne in Falmouth Harbour on 7 August...
Citation pending | 1967-10-20
Counsel for the third party says with force that the Pedestrian Crossing Places (Traffic) Regulations, 1941, were in the nature of things designed to protect pedestrians, whereas the Traffic Signs Regulations and...
Citation pending | 1967-10-18
The owner of a small mobile crane hired it out to a builder in November, 1960. On 27 February 1961, the uppermost part of the crane collapsed because the clearance between the rear roller of the crane and the bottom of...
Citation pending | 1967-10-17
The owners of a crane-excavator entered into a written contract for the hire of the excavator for the purpose of laying main sewerage pipes. A driver was supplied by the owners with the excavator. Clause 8 of the...
Citation pending | 1967-10-13
By writ issued on 11 October 1965, the plaintiff, Mohammed Avais, claimed damages against Hartford Shankhouse and District Workingmen ’ s Social Club and Institute for loss sustained by reason of the defendant club...
You the Dokosis are not the Kofime clan | 1967-08-22
On the death of Kwaku Agbada, Mankrado of Gbadzeme and occupant of what the plaintiffs call the Edzekpa Kofi stool, and the defendants, the Kofi stool, the plaintiffs enstooled one Christian Dokosi in his stead. They...
Citation pending | 1967-07-28
(i) (per Willmer and Danckwerts LJJ) in estimating the notional rent all circumstances reasonably influencing an intending occupier should be taken into consideration, and the fact that there were circumstances in the...
Citation pending | 1967-07-27
This is a motion for a stay of execution of the order made by the disciplinary committee of the General Legal Council against Mr. A. A. Aboagye -da Costa. By that order he was suspended for twelve months as a legal...
Citation pending | 1967-07-24
Judgment – Judicial decision as authority – Commonwealth country – Sphere of law where policy of the law largely determined by judicial opinion in the particular country – Law settled in country concerned – Libel –...
Citation pending | 1967-07-12
By a deed dated 17 July 1941, and made between Bertram Baden (“the settlor”), Matthew Hall & Co Ltd (“the company”) and Edwin Baden, Bertram Baden, Peter Duke Doulton, Thomas Leslie Arthur Graham and Sydney Kindler...
86/62 | 1967-06-26
The plaintiff claimed the following against the defendants: (a) “a declaration that all items being farms and a house bequeathed, devised and/or gifted by the late Akua Attaa under the will of Akua Attaa dated 11/8/83...
Citation pending | 1967-05-30
Divorce – Foreign decree – Nationality and habitual residence – Decree granted to wife in Germany – Wife German national then habitually residing in Germany – Husband domiciled in England – Whether decree recognised by...
Citation pending | 1967-05-11
The a ppellant was employed by the respondents as a motor fitter. His work included operating an emergency breakdown service on a lternative nights and week-ends. For this purpose he was required to live in a flat...
Citation pending | 1967-05-09
Execution – Charging order – Land – Receiver – Jurisdiction to appoint – Master without jurisdiction to appoint receiver – Appointment made by judge on appeal from refusal of master to appoint – Discretion –...
Citation pending | 1967-04-26
This was an appeal by the valuation officer from an order of the Court of Appeal (Sellers, Davies and Russell LJJ), dated 20 December 1965 and reported [1966] 1 AllER 602, a llowing an appeal by the ratepayers, the...
Citation pending | 1967-04-21
Costs – Security for costs – “Plaintiff ordinarily resident out of the jurisdiction” – Action for breach of promise of marriage – Plaintiff a Ghanaian national resident in England since 1956 – Plaintiff stated...
Citation pending | 1967-03-23
Certiorari – Statutory tribunal – Determination of tribunal to be final – Application to Foreign Compensation Commission – Application of a kind into which the commission had jurisdiction to inquire – Alleged error of...
Citation pending | 1967-03-15
This was appeal by Thomas Athanassiadis against the dismissal on 5 October 1966 by the Divisional Court (Lord Parker CJ Winn LJ and Widgery J) of his a pplication for a writ of habeas corpus. The a pplication to the...
Citation pending | 1967-03-01
Estate Duty – Exemption and remission – Purchase – Property passing by reason of purchase – Annuity bequeathed to wife on condition that she devised one moiety of fund to which she was entitled at time of husband ’ s...
Citation pending | 1967-02-21
This was appeal by the tenant from a judgment of the Divisional Court of the Queen ’ s Bench Division, dated 24 November 1966, and reported at [1967] 1 AllER 188, dismissing the tenant ’ s appeal by way of Case Stated...
Citation pending | 1967-02-17
Will – Lapse – Statutory exception from lapse – Residuary bequest to illegitimate child – Legitimation and death of child leaving issue before death of testatrix – Whether estate of legitimated child entitled to take...
Citation pending | 1966-12-08
Only surtax was a ssessed, a lthough on the strict wording of s 408(1) the amount a vailable of the £9,100 was to be regarded as income for the purposes of income tax and would thus be liable also to income tax at the...
Citation pending | 1966-12-01
This was an appeal by the defendants, Griffin Finance (a firm) from the judgment of the Presiding Judge of the Court of Passage of the City of Liverpool given on 6 May 1966, whereby judgment was entered for the...
Citation pending | 1966-11-24
This is a special Case Stated for the opinion of the High Court pursuant to s 6 of the Agricultural (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1954b, as a mended by the Agricultural Land Tribunal, Eastern Are a, with regard to...