Adjoa Afoa V. Okyeame Kwame Akyeapong (1938) LJR-WACA
Adjoa Afoa V. Okyeame Kwame Akyeapong (1938) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Appeal from Native Tribunal to Magistrate’s Court constituted by District Commissioner, from latter to Divisional Court, and from latter to Appeal Court—Preliminary Objection by • Respondent that no appeal lay in first instance to Magistrate’s Court. Held : […]
Thomas C. Thompson & Anor V. P. Bravo Jones (1939) LJR-WACA
Thomas C. Thompson & Anor V. P. Bravo Jones (1939) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Administration of Estates Act (1833)—Execution against Real Property Ordinance, 1924, (Cap. 61)—Legal and aquitable assets—Executors of a mortgagor of real property entitled to redeem. Facts The plaintiffs-appellants were the executors of one Joseph William ,Pratt. […]
Isaac Theophilus Akkunna Wallace-johnson V. The King (1938) LJR-WACA
Isaac Theophilus Akkunna Wallace-johnson V. The King (1938) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal [Delivered by THE LORD CHANCELLOR] This is an appeal by special leave from a judgment of the West African Court of Appeal (Gold Coast Session)* dismissing an appeal by the appellant against his conviction on the 13th […]
The Chairman & Anor V. Belo Raji (1939) LJR-WACA
The Chairman & Anor V. Belo Raji (1939) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Restrictive Covenant in Lease—Land to be used for residential purposes only—Misdirection on points of fact—Building used for prayers by many persons—A mosque is a place used for worship by Mohammedans and it is not necessary to prove […]
Rex V. Orgi Uko & Anor (1939) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Orgi Uko & Anor (1939) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Conspiracy to bring false accusation contra sec. 125 of the Criminal Code and unlawful possession of counterfeit coins contra sec. 150A of the Criminal Code—Constructive possession. Held : On the facts the appellants were properly convicted and appeals […]
Rex V. Thomas Udu (1939) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Thomas Udu (1939) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal causing police to waste time—Acts tending to the prejudice of the community. Facts The accused male a false report to the police containing allegations against named persons. The trial Judge held that the facts of the case would constitute the […]
Rex V. Ebenezer Tawiah & Ors (1939) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Ebenezer Tawiah & Ors (1939) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Skaling contra section 271 (2) of Criminal Code. Facts Twenty-nine accused were uniformed members of the band of the Territorial Court. Forces and were travelling on two lorries (the drivers of which were the other two accused) from […]