Wuta-Ofei v Danquah
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Judgment Date | 1961 |
| Date | 1961 |
| Year | 1961 |
| Court | Privy Council |
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43 cases
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Ocean Estates Ltd v Pinder
......1364D, E). Bristow v. Cormican (1878) 3 App.Cas. 641 at 657, H.L.(E.) and Wuta-Ofei v. Danquah [1961] 1 W.L.R. 1238; [1961] 3 All E.R. 596, P.C. applied. Per curiam. The question of what documentary title a vendor is entitled to ......
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R. v. Marshall (S.F.) et al., (2003) 218 N.S.R.(2d) 78 (CA)
...Foundation et al., [1991] 2 S.C.R. 570; 127 N.R. 147; 46 O.A.C. 396; 83 D.L.R.(4th) 381, refd to. [para. 123]. Wuta-Ofei v. Danquah, [1961] 3 All E.R. 596 (P.C.), refd to. [para. St. Clair Beach Estates Ltd. v. MacDonald et al. (1974), 5 O.R.(2d) 482 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 126]. Jones ......
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Mount Carmel Investments Ltd v Peter Thurlow Ltd
...title to abandon the constructive possession so acquired: see Bristow v. Cormican (1878) 3 App. Cas. 641, Lord Hatherley at p.657, and Wuta-Ofei v. Danquah (1961) 1 W.L.R. 1238. 14 "In the present case the plaintiffs can rely upon the entry on the land by Mr. Chipman on behalf of the Chippe......
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Chisolm and Company Development Ltd v Norval Henry
...who has no title to the land, the slightest possession by the plaintiff is sufficient to entitle him to bring a claim in trespass. See Wuta-Ofei v Danquah [1961] 3 All ER 596. At page 600, Lord Guest opined: “Their Lordships do not consider that, in order to establish possession, it is nec......
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When Does Trespass To Land Become Actionable?
...better title. See the cases of Mathew Echere & Ors. v. Christopher Ezirike (2006) 12 NWLR (Pt. 994) 386 at 407E, Wuta-Offei v. Danquah (1961) 3 All E.R 596, Law of Torts (with cases and materials) written by A.O.N Ezeani and R.U. Ezeani, Odade Publishers, When does trespass to land become a......
4 books & journal articles
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Preliminary Sections
...Wilson (1920) P.20. 73 Woolmington v. D.P.P. (1935) A.C. 462 288 Wright v. Prescot Urban Council 115 L.T. 772. 10 Wuta-Ofei v. Danquah (1961) 1 W.L.R. 1238 (P.C.); (1961) 3 All E.R. 596. 295 Wytcherley v. Andrews (1871) L.R. 2 P & D 327, 328; 25 L.T. 134. . 298 Yamuah IV v. Sekyi 3 W.A.C.A.......
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Cases referred to in 1989 Part II
...Woluchem v. Gudi (1981) 5 S.C. 291. ....................................................................... 360 Wuta-Ofei v. Danquah (1961) 3 All E.R. 596 at 600. ................................................ 379 Yanor v. The State (1965) 1 All N.L.R. 193. .....................................
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IS THERE A COMMON LAW 'RIGHT' TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH?
...'The Constitution: Ultimate Foundation of Australian Law?' (2005) 79(3) Australian Law Journal 167, 176-7. (14) Wuta-Ofei v Danquah [1961] 1 WLR 1238, 1243 (Lord Guest) (Privy (15) Re Bolton; Ex parte Beane (1987) 162 CLR 514, 523 (Brennan J); New South Wales v TD (2013) 83 NSWLR 566, 578 [......
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POSSESSION SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN AN ACTION FOR TRESSPASS
...381, this Court per Fatai-Williams, J.S.C. (as he then was) quoted with approval the dictum of Lord Guest in Wuta-Ofei v. Mavel Danquah (1961) W.L.R. 1238 (P.C. at p. 1243) which reads: - "Their Lordships do not consider that in order to establish possession it is necessary for a claimant t......