Principle Archive

The prosecution closed its case on 19/9/90... On 24 - 10- 90, the accused and his counsel were present. The prosecuting counsel was absent and there…

A person in possession of land even as a trespasser can sue another person who thereafter comes upon the land unless that other is the owner…

For the rule in Kojo v. Bonsie to apply, there must exist side by side, two stories of tradition, one by each party, which are themselves…

Where a plaintiff by his pleading and evidence relies on traditional history for his root of title to land, he fails or succeeds on that history.…

A party relying on evidence of traditional history must plead his root of title. He must show in his pleading and evidence, who those ancestors of…

For a plaintiff to succeed in a claim for declaration of title to land where he relies on traditional history, there must be credible evidence describing…

If evidence is at variance with the pleading, such evidence will have no value. It will be discountenanced because it is contrary to the issues joined…

The law is that such mere general denial of indebtedness will not suffice. The affidavit should state why the defendant is not indebted in full or…

To show that he has a good defence to the claim on the merits, the defendant must disclose facts to satisfy the court, usually by affidavit.…

The fact that a defendant has served a statement of defence can only be sufficient to allow him defend the claim if it is not a…

The defendant's affidavit must condescend upon particulars and as far as possible deal specifically with the plaintiff's claim and affidavit, and should also clearly and concisely…

To comply with section 4(2), three conditions must be satisfied, namely, (i) the Minister must initiate the retirement of the officer (no doubt he may delegate…