Category: WACA Cases

Yode Kwao V. Kwasi Coker (1931) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Res judicata—Estoppel—Purchase of land by syndicate—judgment against one member of the syndicate binding on the other members. Facts Some time before 1896 one N. sold certain land to A. A. sold a portion of . . . Read more

Yawah V. J. E. Maslieno (1930) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Land—Native Custom—Position of Caretaker. Facts In a suit before a Native Tribunal the respondent had, as against the appellant, established her claim to certain property. The Tribunal had, however, in its judgment directed that . . . Read more

Chief Yaw Krampa (Isaac Edward Nkrumah substituted) V. G. A. Sackey (1933) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Alternative claims —No cross-action—Court without power to enter judgment for plaintiff on one claim and for defendant on the other—Section 58 of the Native Adminatration Ordinance, The plaintiff . . . Read more

Ya Amene V. Kofi Amanor (1931) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Administration of Estates of deceased natives—Native Administration Ordinance, sections 43 and 44—Application to the Court for Letters of Administration—Jurisdichon of Court. Facts Sections 43 and 44 of the Native Administration Ordinance confer on Native . . . Read more

Omosanya A. Wyndham V. Percival H. Bravo Jones (1932) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal The Moi$ey-lenders Ordinance of Sierra Leone, section 4—Money- lenders to carry on their money lending business in their registered names and under no other names or descriptions—Effect of omission to add . . . Read more

C. H. Smith V. Societe Commerciale De L’oust Africain (1932) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Agreement for commission on amount of Judgment—Champerty– Maintenance. Facts In an action for an amount claimed by the plaintiff as commission for the recovery of debts due to the defendants . . . Read more

R. A. Sasraku V. Okine & Ors (1930) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Land—Trespass—Previous judgment between privies—Compromise on appeal—Rejection of judgment because compromise not tendered in evidence at same time. Facts One Sasraku and one Kofi Kwesi had a dispute concerning certain land and instituted . . . Read more

Chief Kwamina Sakyiama V. J. M. Cook (1932) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Review—Refusal to—Section 74 (1) of Native Administration Ordinance as amended by Ordinance 23 of 1931,—Such amendment not retrospective in effect. Facts In an action for slander, the Native Tribunal of the Paramount . . . Read more

J. S. Sagoe V. John Walkden & Ors (1931) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Contract—Principal and Agent—Unsatisfied Judgments against Agent’s Brokers—Not a Bar to Action against Agent on Contract– Joint and Several Liability. The plaintiff, as agent of the defendants, was advanced sums for the . . . Read more

Samuel David Paipoe V. Bank of British West Africa (1933) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Action for account—Claim for refund of money alleged to have been paid by mistake—Compound interest charged on overdraft at the rate of 10 per cent with monthly rests—Custom of Bankers—Notoriety . . . Read more