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.…

Hamuzat Badmos V. Commissioner Of Police (1948) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Evidence of accused incriminating co-accused–Evidence Ordinance, section 177 (2). An accused person who gives evidence which incriminates a co-accused is not an accomplice of the co-accused, and though such evidence should be suspiciously regarded and cautiously accepted,…

Francis Azubogu V. Commissioner Of Police (1948) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Public Servants demanding property, etc.—Nigeria CriminalCode, section 404 (1) (a)—” Under colour of employment “—Alternative charges for ” demanding ” and ” taking “. Facts The appellant, a railway goods clerk, demanded and received money for himself…

Michael Chigbu Awgu V. Joseph Gladstone Nezianya For Himself And on Behalf Of The Children Of The Family Of Moses Adolphus Nezianya (1949) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Claim for cancellation or rectification of lease of alleged family land grantedby an individual—Native law and custom—Self-acquired property. Where property is acquired…

Jonah Arisah & Anor V. Commissioner Of Police (1948) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Procedure—Joint trial of persons separately charged—Mereirregularity or nullification of trial. The following judgment was delivered: Verity, C.J. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court affirming convictions in the Magistrate’s Court, Enugu,…