Charge of trespass under section
39 of Cap. 180 of Laws
of Sierra Leone for entry into
railway compound by a route
marked " No
thoroughfare."
Held: Such an act is trespass
and appellant was properly
convicted; appeal dismissed.
The facts are sufficiently set
out in the judgment.
S. J. Barlatt for
Appellant.
The Solicitor-General
for Respondent.
The following joint judgment was
delivered ;-
KINGDON, C.J., NIGERIA, PETRIDES,
C.J., GOLD COAST, AND WEBBER,
C.J., SIERRA LEONE.
In this case appellant went into
a railway station compound, in
which there was a platform, in
order to take food to his
master, an employee of the
railway. But he passed in by a
route at the entrance to which
there was a notice saying" No
thoroughfare." The moment he set
foot upon that entrance route he
became a trespasser. Having
entered, he was told by a police
constable, acting under general
instructions of the General
Manager, to go. He refused. He
was still a trespasser. For
these reasons we agree with the
decision of the learned Judge of
the Supreme Court, and the
appeal is dismissed.
Appeal from Judgment of Supreme
Court of Sierra Leone exercising
Appellate Jurisdiction.
