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Michael John Aouad & Anor V. Inspector-General Of Police (1954) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West Africa Court of Appeal Evidence—Evidence Ordinance, section 56—”Expert”. Facts Section 56 of the Evidence Ordinance reads as follows:— “(1) When the Court has to form an opinion upon a point of foreign law, native . . . Read more

Anoje & Ors V. Opara Ukweje & Ors (1955) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West Africa Court of Appeal West African Court of Appeal Rules—defective bond—Sections 8 and 9 of the West African Court of Appeal Ordinance. Facts On this appeal coming on for hearing it was submitted that it . . . Read more

Nnamene Anjoku & Anor V. Ivube Nwa Nnamani (1953) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West Africa Court of Appeal Inter-Tribal Boundaries Settlement Ordinance—Inquiry into dispute between tribes—Settlement ofboundaries between their lands—Estoppel—Resjudicata. Facts The above Ordinance authorises a District Officer, with the approval of his Resident, to inquire and decide a . . . Read more

Kofi Anane V. Kwasi Brafo (1952) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West Africa Court of Appeal KOFI ANANE as Administrator of the Estate of the” late Kwaku Sampaney alias KWASI BRAFO and as Successor according to Native Customary Law of the Estate of the’ said KWAKU SAMPANEY alias KWASI BRAFO . . . Read more

Amos Brothers And Co. Ltd. V. British West African Corporation Ltd. (1952) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West Africa Court of Appeal Landlord and Tenant—Verbal lease prohibiting sub-letting—Sub-letting—Lease later reduced to writing—Sub-lease not known to Landlord—Ejection of tenant—Position of sub-tenant—Increase of Rent (Restriction) Ordinance(Cap. 93), sec/tons 4, 12, 19. Appeals . . . Read more

Daniel Amoku V. Yaw Duro (1953) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West Africa Court of Appeal Native Courts—Appeal to Land Court—Power to re-hear on appeal not exercisable after judgment set aside—Native Courts Colony Ordinance, 1944, section 50. Facts So far as relevant the above section provides that ” when sitting . . . Read more

Udekwu Amata & Ors V. Udogu Modekwe & Ors (1954) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West Africa Court of Appeal Real property—Claim for declaration of title—Precise boundaries needed and an accurate plan. Facts In each of the four suits the respondents were the plaintiffs and the appellants the defendants. The . . . Read more

Nil Okine Amarfio & Anor V. Emma Ayorkor (1954) EMMA AYORKOR, substituted for J. J. Ocquaye, Head of Mensah Akornor/William Akotey family, Adaku Mensah family of Accra for himself and ON BEHALF OF THE SAID FAMILY LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West Africa Court of Appeal Native Law and Custom—Ga . . . Read more

Chief J. T. Princewill Amachree V. W. F. H. Newington, District Officer, Degema (1952) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West Africa Court of Appeal The above rule reads: “Where a person has jointly with other persons a ground for instituting a suit, all those other persons ought ordinarily to be . . . Read more

Alhaji A. Alli & Ors V. Union Trading Company Ltd. (1954 Appeals in Civil Cases—Appealsfrom Supreme Court decisions on appeal from Magistrates—Appeal by special leave—Time for appealing. Section 12 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Appeals) Ordinance (Cap. 123), provides that:— “Any person aggrieved by a decision of the appeal Court (viz. . . . Read more