Sawaneh v Bayoh

Review of Court of Appeal's decision regarding a claim for specific performance of a contract for sale of land. Supreme Court of Sierra Leone, 3 July 1980

This case higlights 3 aspects of appellate court procedure: an appellate court should not make a ruling on a ground of appeal unless the parties have had the opportunity to argue the point; there’s no basis to order specific performance as an alternative remedy if an award of damages is not paid; there’s no basis for the court to put a time limit within which damages are to be paid.

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