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OSEI-KOOM v. OSEI-KOOM

April 26, 1967

HIGH COURT

GHANA

CORAM

  • EDUSEI J

Areas of Law

  • Family Law
  • Evidence Law

AI Generated Summary

This High Court divorce petition concerns a Ghanaian couple married on 17 December 1960 at the A.M.E. Zion Church in Cape Coast. Both were trained educators; the petitioner held diplomas in domestic science from Liverpool Calder College and an Australian institution, and taught at Winneba Specialist Training College, while the respondent served as acting principal at Kikam Technical Institute. After initially pooling salaries in a common household fund, disputes over finances escalated. On 27 January 1965 at Danyame, Kumasi, a row over the petitioner’s savings passbook culminated in assaults—slaps, choking, and a blow with a shoe—causing bleeding. She left, briefly returned after Wesley College’s intervention, then on 2 February faced another assault when the respondent demanded her January salary and hurled her against a wall. The court credited her account, found corroboration in the respondent’s apologetic letter (Exhibit B), held the conduct legally cruel, granted a decree nisi, awarded custody to the petitioner on welfare grounds, and assessed costs against the respondent.

JUDGMENT