Attorney-General v Kamara
1960s-70s · Court of Appeal of Sierra Leone
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- Facts
- A Paramount Chief took boards that belonged to a man he regarded as his 'son', believing he was entitled to them.
- Issue
- Did his belief amount to a claim of right?
- Held
- Yes. An honest belief in a legal right, even if unreasonable, negatives larceny. The was upheld.
- Principle
- A claim of right must be an honest belief in a legal, not merely moral, right.
- Why it matters
- The leading local authority on claim of right.
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