The African Law Reports: Sierra Leone seriesOceana Publications, 1957 |
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accused action affidavit Ajami alleged Alluvial Diamond Mining amended Appeal to Privy appellant appellant's application assessors Att.-Gen Attorney-General award Bai Kamara Bairamian C.J. Sierra Leone charge Civil committed for trial contempt of court conviction Court of Appeal Courts Ordinance coverture Criminal Procedure Ordinance Crown Counsel damages deceased decision defendant Diamond Mining Ordinance dismissed entitled evidence facts Fourah Bay College Freetown Governor ground of appeal guilty hearing husband issue judgment jurisdiction jury Koidu land Laws of Sierra learned Chief Justice learned counsel learned judge leave to appeal Legislation construed licence lines magistrate magistrate's court Makeni matter mens rea negligence offence Order in Council Ordinance cap Ordinance Laws party person plaintiff pleaded police possession premises Privy Council proceedings prosecution prove provisions reasons referred relevant terms rent respondent Rogers-Wright section are set Shekpendeh solicitor statement of claim statute Supreme Court tenancy trial judge Tribal Authorities West African Court wife witness сл
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Page 199 - of the defendant or his servants, and the accident is such as in the ordinary course of things does not happen if those who have the management use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation by the defendants, that the accident arose from want of care.
Page 248 - must be clearly proved that, at the time of the committing of the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or, if he did know it, that he did not know he was
Page 244 - it was wrong: To establish a defence on the ground of insanity it must be clearly proved that, at the time of committing the act, the accused was labouring under such a defect of reason
Page 350 - other case shall dismiss the appeal: Provided that the court may, notwithstanding that they are of opinion that the point raised in the appeal might be decided in favour of the appellant, dismiss the appeal if they consider that no substantial miscarriage of justice has actually occurred.
Page 100 - (b) at the discretion of the Court, from any other judgment of the Court, whether final or interlocutory, if, in the opinion of the Court, the question involved in the appeal is one which, by reason of its great general or public importance or otherwise, ought to be submitted to [Her] Majesty in Council for decision.
Page 90 - or upwards; and (b) at the discretion of the Court, from any other judgment of the Court, whether final or interlocutory, if, in the opinion of the Court, the question involved in the appeal is one which, by reason of its great general or public importance or otherwise, ought to be submitted to [Her] Majesty in Council for decision.
Page 33 - oritur actio. No Court will lend its aid to a man who founds his cause of action upon an immoral or an illegal act. If, from the plaintiff's own stating or otherwise, the cause of action appears to arise ex turpi causa or the transgression of a positive law of this country, there the Court says he has no right to be
Page 41 - The court may order any pleading to be struck out on the ground that it discloses no reasonable cause of action or answer, and in any such case or in the case of the action or defence being shown by the pleadings to be frivolous or vexatious, the court
Page 114 - The court may order any pleading to be struck out, on the ground that it discloses no reasonable cause of action or answer, and in any such case or in the case of the action or defence being shown by the pleadings to be frivolous or vexatious, the court
Page 103 - Subject to the provisions of this and any other Ordinance, the common law, the doctrines of equity, and the statutes of general application in force in England on the 1st day of January, 1880, shall