MILL-ODOI, J.S.C.: Mills-Odoi J.S.C. delivered the ruling of the court. On 5 April 1965, we ruled that the motion by the defendant-applicant (hereinafter called the applicant) for an order for injunction and for the appointment of a receiver and manager, pending the hearing and determination of the appeal was properly before the court. The following are our reasons: the claim which gave rise to this application was instituted by the plaintiff-respondent (hereinafter called the respondent) at the Effiduase Local Court against the applicant for damages for alleged trespass to his piece or parcel of land at Kumawu in Ashanti. The local court gave judgment for the applicant; on appeal the High Court, Kumasi, reversed this judgment, and from this reversal the applicant has appealed to this court. In order to preserve the subject-matter in dispute, pending the determination of the appeal, the applicant filed a motion in this court, on 8 February 1965, for an order for injunction and for the…
AMPONG
V.
FREMPONG
(1965) JELR 67881 (SC)
Supreme Court 17 May 1965 Ghana
Case
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BriefBot Summary
- Plaintiff-respondent instituted an action in the Effiduase Local Court for damages for alleged trespass to land; judgment was for the defendant-applicant, but the High Court, Kumasi, reversed, prompting an appeal to the Supreme Court. - P
Case Details
Judges:MILLS-ODOI JSC,OLLENNU JSC,APALOO J.S.C.
Counsel:VICTOR OWUSU FOR THE APPLICANT; OSEI-BONSU FOR THE RESPONDENT.
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