Tort-negligence-road traffic accident-quantum of damages-assessment of liability-General Damages-special damages

Criminal Law-appeal-manslaughter-7 years imprisonment-appeal against conviction and sentence-grounds that the magistrate erred in law and infact in convicting the appellant solely on the evidence of a dying declaration-eye witness evidence-whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain a conviction

Criminal practice and procedure-appeal-appeal against conviction-where the appellant had already served the sentence imposed at the time the appeal was heard-whether the evidence during the trial was sufficient to secure a safe conviction-whether the prosecution had proved its case to the standard required in law-whether the appeal had merit-Penal Code section 281; Criminal Procedure Code sections 214, 382

Criminal practice and procedure-appeal-appeal against conviction-where the appellant had already served the sentence imposed at the time the appeal was heard-whether the evidence during the trial was sufficient to secure a safe conviction-whether the prosecution had proved its case to the standard required in law-whether the appeal had merit-Penal Code section 281; Criminal Procedure Code sections 214, 382

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Criminal Practice and Procedure- Robbery with violence-appeal- appeal against conviction and sentence- where the appellant had been charged with the offence of robbery with violence and convicted–where there was a break in the chain of events from the time of robbery and the arrest of the  appellant- no positive identification of the appellant-where the prosecution evidence was conflicting- whether it was safe to sustain the conviction in the circumstances -whether the appeal could succeed- s Section 197of the criminal Procedure Code

Criminal Law-murder-malice aforethought-claims of provocation-eye witness evidence-whether the lack of a post mortem report was fatal to the case-whether the charge was proved beyond a reasonable doubt-Section 203 as read with Section 204 of the Penal Code

[RULING] Civil Practice and Procedure-re-instatement of suit-where the suit had been dismissed for non-attendance in court by the applicant-where the reason given for non-attendance was that the advocate was in a state of confusion following news of his brother's disappearance and subsequent murder in a foreign country-validity of the application

Criminal Law-house-breaking and stealing-charge sheet not specifying the offence-charge sheet containing a two-in-one charge-duplicity in charge sheet-where the accused persons were asked to plead to one single charge even though two offences were committed-effect of-whether the charge laid before the court satisfied the requirements of the law-304(1) and 279(b) of the Penal Code

Criminal Law-appeal-robbery with violence-appeal on conviction and sentnece-grounds that the magistrate erred in his findings-evidence-whether the prosecution proved its case to the required standards