Tkwaku Addai V. Nana Ama Serwah Bankuo (1953) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West Africa Court of Appeal Jurisdiction of Supreme Court—Suit between natives—Land held under nativetenure—Pledge under Native Custom—Native Courts (Ashanti) Ordinance(Cap. 80), section 35—Courts Ordinance (Cap. 4), section 17. Facts Appellant (plaintiff below) sued in the Supreme Court to recover possession of some…

Anthony Aburime V. The Secretary, Assemblies Of God Mission, Ewu Ishan & Anor (1952) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West Africa Court of Appeal Jurisdiction—Supreme Court Ordinance, section 12 and proviso—Practice and Procedure—Claim in trespass—Ouster of jurisdiction how decided. Facts The plaintiff sued in trespass, the first defendant alleged entry under a lease and the…

Kwame Aboah V. The Queen (1954) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West Africa Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Stealing by treasurer—Defence ofgeneral deficiency Facts The appellant was a Native Authority Treasurer; he collected revenue and paid out salaries and the like. At a checking of his accounts there was a shortage in his cash of a…

H. N. O. Abbey & Anor V S. K. Ollenu (1954) LawGlobal Hub Lead Judgment Report – West Africa Court of Appeal Fraud—Acquiescence amounting to fraud. Estoppel—Purchaser not a party in later litigation—Owner standing by. Facts One I.F. sold and conveyed land to the respondent, who later built on the land in ignorance of the…

Attorney-General v. John Hannah Khoury (1953) LawGlobal Hub Lead Judgment Report – West Africa Court of Appeal Minerals Ordinance, Chapter 114—Sections 60 and 61—Possession of mineral— Onus to prove lawful possession. Facts The Minerals Ordinance, section 60, provides that no person (with exceptions not relevant here) shall possess any mineral (which by definition in section…