ASANTE vs COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE DE L’AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE

JUDGMENT OF LORD MORRIS Lord Morris delivered the judgment of their Lordships. [His Lordship referred to the facts and continued:] The evidence adduced at the trial by the appellant was to the effect that the Coronation Bar and its contents had belonged to three people, viz., Abire, Manu, and Awuah: that he became a partner with them on the terms of an agreement (agreement A) of the 5th April, 1954; that he later bought them out (thereby becoming sole owner) on the terms of an agreement (agreement B) of the 1st June 1954; and that he had paid all the purchase price as was acknowledged by a receipt dated the 5th November, 1954: Evidence was given at the trial by the appellant himself and on his behalf by Abire, by Ama Adade (the mother of Awuah), by Harrison Tuburu, a police corporal and by Awuah. On behalf of the respondents evidence was given by Robert Christian Yeboah, their chief clerk. The learned judge gave judgment on the 25th October, 1955. He held that the appellant had b...