NANA YAW AGIRE AHOR II vs. ISAAC KWESI PANYIN AND 6 OTHERS

HONYENUGA, J.A. This appeal is by the defendants/appellants (hereinafter called the appellants) against the Ruling of the High Court, Agona Swedru dated the 25th day of September, 2015. The said court had dismissed the application by the appellants to strike out the plaintiff/respondent’s action. The plaintiff/respondent would be referred to as the respondent. The facts of this appeal were that the respondent is a businessman and the Gyasehene of Gomoa Akramang. A letter written by the second appellant purportedly on behalf of the people of Akramang was circulated to the Divisional Police Commander at Agona Swedru, the District Police Commander at Kasoa and the District Chief Executive at Gomoa Afransi. The respondent claiming that the letter was defamatory of him caused the instant writ of summons to be filed against the appellants jointly and severally as follows:- “(a) General damages for defamation against the 2nd defendant for writing a letter dated 6/1/2015 to the Omanhe...