ERNEST RICHTER vs. EMMANUEL GEORGE AWUKU

MARGARET WELBOURNE (JA) This appeal is against the judgment delivered by the High Court on 24th October, 2011. The Background This matter is about a claim to ownership of land between two distinct families; that is the original Richter Family and the Richter Family that developed following the auction of some Richter properties. The original Richter Family was represented by the plaintiff/respondent and the Richter Family that developed is represented by the first defendant/ appellant. The record of appeal indicates that as early as 1821, Henrich Richter distinguished himself as a great private merchant in Accra. He was a supplier to the Danish Administration of goods including textiles, rum, flake, tobacco, pipes, etc. The plaintiff/respondent’s (hereinafter called the respondent) case, at the trial court, was that the Richter Family was in possession of the parcel of land a portion of which currently has a Total Filling Station at the Osu Castle Junction as well as the Ri.....