ABRAHAM OSEI AIDOOH vs. AZURE SAMPANA [2008]DLHC7074

Date	2008-11-12
Suit No.	SUIT NO.E4/1/09
Citation No.	[2008]DLHC7074

HIS LORDSHIP PETER DEI OFEI J

[2008]DLHC7074
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ABRAHAM OSEI AIDOOH<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>AZURE SAMPANA<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[HIGH COURT, TEMA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NO.E4/1/09&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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HIS LORDSHIP PETER DEI OFEI, J<o:p></o:p>

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</div>This
is an application on notice praying this Honourable Court for an order of
interim injunction RESTRAINING THE Defendant by himself, agents, servants,
privies, workmen, assigns or otherwise howsoever from publishing defamatory
words which form the basis of this action or any of them or of similar words or
any words of the like effect until the final disposition of the present suit. <o:p></o:p>This
is certainly not a class action and it is not clear from the motion paper who
the agents, servants, privies, workmen or assigns are. <o:p></o:p>A
Court look at the statement of claim, paragraph 3, thereof describes the
defendant as the Tema Wessic Constituency Chairman of the new Patriotic Party. <o:p></o:p>As
a party Chairman, it would be far fetched to speculate who the agents,
servants, workmen, privies and assigns could be other than the party faithful
who may be innocent about the on going squabbles at the top. <o:p></o:p>This
instant prayer is therefore, from the onset, like a request to restrain
undisclosed trespassers from trespassing on unidentified land. <o:p></o:p>Be
that as it may, I will now turn to the salient paragraphs in the affidavit in
support of the above motion. Paragraphs 3,5,6,7,&amp;8 stated as follows: <o:p></o:p>"3 That at the hearing of this
application Counsel will seek leave of this Honourable Court to refer to the
reliefs enclosed on the Writ of summons as well as the statement of claim. <o:p></o:p>5. That the Defendant on September 4,
2008 spoke and published words referred to in the statement of claim which is
defamatory of me and which resulted in my instituting this action. <o:p></o:p>6. That I am advised and verily
believe same to be true that if the Defendant is not restrained from speaking
and publishing the said defamatory words and words of the like effect till the
determination of this case, my reputation will be seriously damaged and I will
suffer unspeakable loss. <o:p></o:p>8. That I am advised and verily
believe same to be true that the conduct of the Defendant in speaking and
publishing the said words and words of the effect notwithstanding the service
of the writ of summons and statement of claim on him is a wicked attempt to
over reach whatever action I have instituted. <o:p></o:p>The
Applicant's claims in the endorsements on his writ of summons are two fold: <o:p></o:p>(a)
General damages for slander of plaintiff by the Defendant <o:p></o:p>(b)
An injunction to restrain the defendant, his servant or agents howsoever from
the publication of the said words or any of them or of similar words of the
like effect. <o:p></o:p>I
must remark that a similar action had been instituted against are Kwasi Tawiah
a.k.a Kalamazoo who is said to be a member of the New Patriotic party.
Similarly the reliefs being brought are basically the same in words and in
contents: For that reason the affidavit filed in opposition to the motion by
the same lawyer to the two cases are also the same in words and on context. The
salient points in the affidavit in opposition are contained in paragraphs 4,5,6
&amp; 7 which provide as follows: <o:p></o:p>4.
That the plaintiff is asking for both general exemplary damages as per the
endorsement to his writ of summons for words he claims I have uttered hereby
slandering him. I deny publishing any such words. <o:p></o:p>5.
That I am advised by Counsel and verily believe same to be true that since
damages is an adequate remedy for which plaintiff himself this nature cannot
and should not be granted by <o:p></o:p>6.
That I am advised by Counsel and verily believe same to be true that the prayer
on the motion paper is vague a preliminary objection to strike portions of the
reliefs out this honourable Court. <o:p></o:p>7.
That the application if granted, would be impossible to perform and ……….. of
futility since I do not control the</main>