[2010]DLSC2524 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 20.25pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:#0C00">SGT. OFOSU ADDO</span></b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 20.25pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:#0C00">vs.</span></b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 20.25pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:#0C00">GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS GROUP LTD.</span></b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 20.25pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; line-height: 20.25pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0cm;"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/45/2010 DATE: 8<sup>TH </sup>DECEMBER, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: 20.25pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">COUNSEL</span></b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">: </span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: 20.25pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">KWASI AFRIFA FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: 20.25pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0cm;"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">STEPHEN AGYEMANG FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: 20.25pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">CORAM:</span></b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: 20.25pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">ATUGUBA J.S.C (PRESIDING), BROBBEY J.S.C, DATE-BAH (DR) J.S.C, ANSAH J.S.C.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">, </span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">GBADEGBE J.S.C<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top: 1.5pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: 20.25pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"> </span><b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 20.25pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><u><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">GBADEGBE JSC</span></u></b><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">:</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 20.25pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">In the action out of which this appeal arises, the plaintiff obtained judgment against the defendant for defamation and was awarded damages as well as an order directed at the defendant to publish a retraction of the publication on which the action turned. The defendant claiming to be aggrieved by and dissatisfied with the judgment of the trial High Court appealed there from to the Court of Appeal. Pending the determination of the appeal, the defendant applied to the trial Court for an order of stay of execution of the orders of the Court. The application having been refused by the High Court, the defendant filed a repeat application that was authorized under the rules of the Court of Appeal. In its ruling dated 3</span><sup><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">rd</span></sup><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> March 2010, the Court of Appeal granted the application for stay of execution of the judgment of the High Court pending the determination of the appeal. The instant proceedings arise as a result of the appeal by the plaintiff from the order of stay of execution that was granted by the Court of Appeal.</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 20.25pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">In the notice of appeal on which these proceedings are based, the plaintiff raised several grounds of complaint against the delivery of the Court of Appeal. The delivery herein is sequential to the submission to the court by the parties of their respective statements of case. In considering the appeal herein, we propose to examine the grounds in the order in which they were argued in the plaintiff’s statement of case filed on 7</span><sup><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">th</span></sup><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> July 2010. This being the position, we commence with the ground that was formulated as follows:</span><span lang="en-GH" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 72pt; text-align: justify;