Samuel Clegg V. Commissioner Of Police (1949) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Postal offence contrary to section 164 of the Nigeria CriminalCode—Meaning of ” wilfully “—Weight of evidence—Observations on thedesirability of expedition in conduct of criminal trials. The offence created by section 164 of the Nigeria Criminal Code is…

Chief Kwesi Kuma II Of Abinabina V. Chief Ko Jo Enyimadu Of Nkasawura (1947) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Claim for declaration of title—Onus of proof. The Court of Appeal refused to disturb the trial Judge’s findings of fact. Appeal from the Supreme Court of the Gold Coast. Bannerman Hyde,…

Chief Ebiassah—head Of Anona Family Of Ayanabasa V. Tweiku Ababio—-odikro Of Tweikrome, For Himself & Anor (1946) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Claim for recovery of land mortgaged—Tender of mortgage debt to mortgagee—Refusal to accept payment—Native Custom—Gold Coast Courts Ordinance,section 74. Facts The respondent, as plaintiff, claimed from the appellant,…

John Member Briggs Of Abonnema V. Daniel Member Briggs On Behalf Of Himself & Anor (1946) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Claim for rent—Chieftaincy land—Issue as to title raised by defendant inrespect of part of claim only—Original jurisdiction of Supreme Court—SupremeCourt Ordinance, section 12 (proviso). Facts The plaintiff sued for…

Botchway & Another V. Nassar & Others (1946) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Practice and Procedstre–Faikare to comply with conditiotis of app palof Court under section -8 of West African Coral of Appeal Ordinatera. Where an appellant fails to fulfil the conditions of appeal within the time allowed, and even…

Emmanuel Yao Boateng V. The King (1949) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Procedure—Gold Coast Criminal Procedure Code, section 286—Trial with assessors. Facts At a trial of the appellant with assessors, the trial Judge summed up the evidence to them and gave a proper direction. At the conclusion of the…

R. S. Blay & Ors V. J. M. Solomon (1947) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Preliminary objection—Interlocutory decision—Time for appeal—Distinctionbetween interlocutory and final judgment—West African Court of Appeal Ordinance, section 3 (3). Facts The respondent, as plaintiff sued the appellants, as defendants, for possession of property, an account of rents…

Abdul Karim Basma V. Gladys Muriel Weekes & Others (1950) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Co-ntract—Sale of house—House owned by three tenants in common—One tenant without power to contract—Purchaser named in Agreement agent for known principal—Sufficient memorandum to satisfy Statute of Frauds—Specific performance against two vendors in respect of their…

Bandailey V. Commissioner Of Police (1946) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Admissibility of evidence of co-accused as a -witness for theprosecution. A person charged jointly with the accused is a competent witness for the prosecution if he is not tried together with the accused. Winsor v. The Queen (2)…

Kofi Badoo & Ors V. Ohene Kwesi Ampung & Ors (1949) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Native Court Procedure—No necessity for details of inspection of locus to berecorded as evidence. It is not a necessary part of the procedure of Native Courts that the details of an inspection of a.…