George and Branday, Ltd v Lee

JurisdictionJamaica
Date1964
CourtCourt of Appeal (Jamaica)
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25 cases
  • Robet Salmon v Elan Powell and Attorney General of Jamaica
    • Jamaica
    • Supreme Court (Jamaica)
    • 15 Febrero 2012
    ...refusal to delivery up was treated as a conversion, thus rendering detinue largely otiose before its abolition in 1977.’ 49 In George and Branday Ltd. v. Lee (1964) 7 W.I.R. 275, Waddington, J.A. said that ‘the gist of the cause of action in detinue is the wrongful detention, and in order t......
  • Carl Brown v Attorney General of Jamaica and Another
    • Jamaica
    • Supreme Court (Jamaica)
    • 18 Octubre 2013
    ...that at the material time, the Crown's servants or agents, acted either with malice or without reasonable or probable cause. See: George and Branday Ltd v Lee— [1964] 7 W.I.R. 275, at p. 277, per Waddington, J.A.; and Hosiery v Brown— [1970] 1Q.B. 195; and Rushworth v Taylor— [1892] 3 Q.B......
  • Rev Dr Ralph Griffiths v Attorney General of Jamaica and Others
    • Jamaica
    • Supreme Court (Jamaica)
    • 30 Enero 2015
    ...him, within a reasonable time after such demand had been made. See: Suit No. C.L. 1990/ G 096 – Owen Grant and Supt. Gladstone Grant and The Attorney General; and George and Branday Ltd. v Lee– [1964] 7 WIR 275. 10 Even if the claimant had been able to prove that there was the unlawful det......
  • Richards (Walton) v Woman Detective Corporal Campbell et Al
    • Jamaica
    • Supreme Court (Jamaica)
    • 10 Marzo 2009
    ...of the items amounted to an unconditional and specific demand which was refused and/or failed to be complied with. The case of George and Branday Ltd. v. Lee [1964] 7 WIR 275 per Justice Waddington at page 277 is referred to. (3) As to the issue of false imprisonment, the claimant was deta......
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