Evelyne v Latchmansingh

JurisdictionGuyana
CourtSupreme Court (British Guiana)
Year1961
Date1961

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  • Ellen Alexander v Munia
    • Guyana
    • Court of Appeal (Guyana)
    • Invalid date
  • Singh v Lall
    • Guyana
    • Court of Appeal (Guyana)
    • 13 December 1977
    ...189). In so doing he sought to distinguish the case before him from those of Lee-Hong-Gat v. Hardeen [1956] L.R.B.G 156, and Evelyn v. Latchmansingh (1961) 3 W.I.R. 107 in both of which the High Court declined jurisdiction. He said at p. 190: “The claims in both of these cases were money cl......
  • Woodroffe v Diego Martin Credit Union Co-Operative Society Ltd
    • Trinidad & Tobago
    • High Court (Trinidad and Tobago)
    • 28 May 1997
    ...then that manner must be followed because the jurisdiction of the court is ousted (see Barraclough v. Brown et al [1897] AC 615, HL; Evelyne v. Latchmansingh (1961) 3 WIR 107, Luckhoo CJ). Indeed, it has been accepted by distinguished jurists that the judgment of Asquinth LJ in Wilkinson v.......
  • Abjal v Nagreadie
    • Guyana
    • Court of Appeal (Guyana)
    • 30 September 1971
    ...suctions being, in fact, the basis upon which the: question of jurisdiction rests.” 13 It is abundantly clear from the decisions of Evelyn v. Latchman-Singh (1961) 3 W.I.R. 107, and Small v. Saul and Saul (1966) 8 W.I.R. 351, that an action for damages in respect of premises protected by th......