DASEBRE NANA OSEI BONSU II VS. AKWASI MENSAH & 3 ORS.

DOTSE J.A. On 22nd April, 2003, the Plaintiff/Appellant, hereinafter referred to as the Plaintiff issued a Writ of Summons at the Fast Track Division of the High Court, Accra against the Defendants/Respondents hereinafter referred to as Defendants, claiming the following reliefs: a) "The Plaintiff claims against the Defendants jointly and severally the following reliefs:— b) General and Special Damages for the false malicious and unjustified publication about the Plaintiff in the Vol. 8 No. 49 Edition of 9th April, 2003, of the Daily Dispatch with the banner headline "Mamponghene in ¢264 million fraud" which publication has tarnished the reputation of the Plaintiff exposing him to public ridicule and scorn and thus lowering his estimation in the eyes of right thinking members of the public. c) An order of injunction restraining the Defendants, their agents, representatives, workmen and those connected with the operations and working of the defendants from in any manner co...