C. Boi Owusu & Anor V. Manch of Labadi (1933) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Rival claims to compensation under the Public Lands Ordinance between a Stool and two of its subjects—Proof of long and uninterruped user of some Stool land by those subjects—Such user not sufficient by itself to…

Emma C. Bruce V. Tom Boevey Barrett (1931) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Practice—Issue of Writ—Leave to serve out of Jurisdiction—Order for Substituted Service—R.S.C. 2nd Schedule, Order X rules 9-11—R.S.C. 1st Schedule Order 111 rule 5. Facts The defendant in this suit was outside the jurisdiction when the suit was…

Assampong V. Chief Kweku Amuaku & Ors (1933) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Trespass to land—The unrecorded decision of a body of persons who were neither members of a Court of Justice nor Arbitrators may constitute a res judicata in such a case. Facts In an act on for trespass…

Ohene Appon Ababio V. Ohene Doku Kanga (1933) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Boundary dispute—Claim for demarcatimi of boundary between two divisions of one State—Res judicata—Weight of evidence—Longpossession. Facts The plaintiff, in his representative capacity as Ohene of Assents in the State of Eastern Akim, instituted a suit in the…

Cudjoe Amuakwa V. Kwa Gurah & Ors (1933) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Undefended List—Order 2 rule 11 of Schedule 2—No grounds of defence shown—Refusal to grant leave to defend—Review of such refusal. Facts Two suits for liquidated money demands were entered for hearing in the ” Undefended List ”…

Amokwandoh V. United African Co. Ltd & Anor (1933) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Lease by a native A. not purporting to contract in any representative capacity to a European Firm—Judgment of a Native Tribunal prohibiting A . from collecting any rents under the lease and declaring B. as head…

Agbo Kofi V. Addo Kofi (1933) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Native Customary Law—Pledge of land on sale -thereof—Lapse of time no bar to recovery of land pledged in accordance with native customary law—Concurrent findings of fact in a Native Tribunal and a Provincial Commissioner’s Court. Facts In or about…

Adjei V. Dabanka & Anor (1932) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Land—Mortgage—Construction—Consequences of renewal of lease. Facts In consideration of a loan of £250 the plaintiff deposited with a predecessor of the defendant Akowua, by name Derkyi, his document of title to certain leasehold premises, and at the same time…

Abrokyi (substituted for Koni Deceased) V. Senni Panyinli (1932) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Declaration of litk–Claim to dignity—Section 34 of the Native Administration Ordinance. Facts In an action brought before a Native Tribunal the plaintiff, suing in a representative capacity as the Chief of Bonmapoley, claimed a declaration— Judgment…

Abdallah V. S. J. S. Barlatt (1931) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Legal Practitioners—Agreement as to Percentage of Amount Recovered —Champerty—Illegality not Pleaded—Effect. An agreement between a solicitor and his client that the former is to be paid 10 per cent of amounts actually recovered in litigation is champertous and…