Yaw Ngoroh & Anor V. The King (1951) LJR-WACA
Yaw Ngoroh & Anor V. The King (1951) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Admissibility of statements to the police of accused persons taken to the sceneof the crime—One Counsel representing two accused where defences fundamen-tally opposed to each other. Facts The appellants were both convicted of murder. After the two […]
Emmanuel Quarmina Nelson Of Accra & Anor V. Samuel Quarshie Nelson Of Accra & Anor (1951) LJR-WACA
Emmanuel Quarmina Nelson Of Accra & Anor V. Samuel Quarshie Nelson Of Accra & Anor (1951) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Claim for declaration of title and for recovery of possession of lands—Whether transaction governed by English law or Native law and custom—Suit not exclusively between Natives—Effect of acquiescence on […]
Ganiyu Adisa Motayo V. The Commissioner Of Police (1950) LJR-WACA
Ganiyu Adisa Motayo V. The Commissioner Of Police (1950) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Conviction in Magistrate’s Court—Power of Supreme Court on appeal to orderre-trial–Section 43 of the Magistrate’s Courts (Appeals) Ordinance (Cap. 123)considered. Facts On an appeal from a conviction by the Magistrate’s Court the Supreme Court ordered a […]
Ganiyu Adisa Motayo V. Commissioner Of Police (1950) LJR-WACA
Ganiyu Adisa Motayo V. Commissioner Of Police (1950) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Interpretation of section 404 (1) (a) of the Criminal Code—Meaning of thewords ” under colour of ” construed—Power of Court to reconsider its previous decisions in criminal cases—Principle enunciated by Court of Criminal Appeal in England adopted—Rule […]
Sanusi Mosuro & Anor V. Salami Akinyele (1950) LJR-WACA
Sanusi Mosuro & Anor V. Salami Akinyele (1950) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Supreme Court’s refusal of conditional leave to appeal—M -lion to this Courtfor leave to appeal by virtue of section 9 of the West African Court of AppealOrdinance (Cap. 229)—Recourse to this section only arises where an appeal […]
Metzger V. The King (1951) LJR-WACA
Metzger V. The King (1951) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Application to West African Court of Appeal for leave to Appeal to PrivyCouncil—The West African (Appeal to Privy Council) Order in Council,1949, only applies to Civil cases—Leave .to appeal in Criminal cases must bemade direct to the Judicial Committee. Held: […]
Kweku Mensah & Others V. The King (1951) LJR-WACA
Kweku Mensah & Others V. The King (1951) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Necessity for particulars of Misdirection—Interpretation of section 324 of theCriminal Code (Cap. 9) considered—Section includes attacks with armed force on any persons or class of persons. Facts The grounds of appeal included allegations of misdirection, without stating […]
Akinola Ma Ja & Others V. Harriet Johnson (1951) LJR-WACA
Akinola Ma Ja & Others V. Harriet Johnson (1951) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Application for leave to appeal by a person not a party to the suit—No provision in West Africa.’ Court of Appeal Ordinance (Cap. 239)—Practice prescribed by the English Annual Practice followed. Facts This was an application […]
Owusu Asuma Lotsu V. Modjifa Kudjey (1951) LJR-WACA
Owusu Asuma Lotsu V. Modjifa Kudjey (1951) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Application for special leave to appeal from interlocutory judgment by LandCourt sitting in its appellate jurisdiction—Power of West African Court ofAppeal to grant special leave—Application of Rule 13 of the West African Court of Appeal Rules, 1950. Facts […]
Joseph Richard Obuadabang Larbi & Anor V. Opanin Asong Kwasi & Ors (1950) LJR-WACA
Joseph Richard Obuadabang Larbi & Anor V. Opanin Asong Kwasi & Ors (1950) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Arbitration award according to native customary law—General principles governing arbitrations—Effect of one party withdrawing before arbitration completed—Constitution of Native Appeal Courts—Construction of section 3 of the Native Courts (Colony) Ordinance, 1944, considered. […]