GHASSOUB AND GHASSOUB vs. SASRAKU

Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest delivered the judgment of their Lordships. This case concerns certain lands approximately eight square miles in area which formed part of a much larger area of land in Chempaw. The original plaintiff in the action sued as the head and representative of a family company of Teshie people (hereinafter called the plaintiff family company) and claimed that his family company had become the owners of the lands (the eight square miles) in or about the year 1925. The original plaintiff died in the course of the proceedings and the respondent was substituted in his place. The respondent representing the plaintiff family company claimed that the lands (consisting of three adjoining pieces of land) were sold by the stool of Chempaw. The stool of Chempaw is a sub-stool to the Paramount Stool of Kokofu. Kokofu is within what was, prior to 1957, the colony of Ashanti. The respondent (representing the plaintiff company) further claimed that the sale had been with the knowl...