NYONATOR AND OTHERS v. WORGBA AND OTHERS [1967] GLR 468-472

Courts—Local court—Jurisdiction—Land—Disputed land valued at about £G2,500—Issue beyond jurisdiction of local court—Case accordingly dismissed and costs awarded against respondents—Whether local court empowered to award costs and order committal in default of payment in a matter over which it had no jurisdiction—Whether certiorari will lie to quash order for costs—Courts Act, 1960 (C.A. 9), s. 98 as amended by the Courts (Amendment) Act, 1962 (Act 130), s. 27.

