BENJAMIN DUFFOUR vs. BANK OF GHANA AND GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION GROUP LTD [2016]DLHC16768

Date	2016-11-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: AD 25/11
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC16768

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE DANIEL MENSAH

JOHNSON NORMESINU

SAMUEL CUDJO

[2016]DLHC16768
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<a name="_Hlk152146143"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">SUIT NO.: AD 25/11&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 30TH NOVEMBER
2016<o:p></o:p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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COUNSEL
FOR PLAINTIFF &amp; 2ND DEFENDANT
ABSENT<o:p></o:p>

<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">JOHNSON
NORMESINU FOR SAMUEL CUDJO FOR 1ST DEFEDANT<o:p></o:p>

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">HIS
LORDSHIP JUSTICE DANIEL MENSAH.<o:p></o:p>

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12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

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By
his amended writ the Plaintiff’s claim against the defendants jointly and
severally as follows:<o:p></o:p>

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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:40.5pt;text-align:justify;
text-indent:4.5pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:44.0pt 53.35pt 58.5pt 63.0pt 72.0pt 85.5pt 90.0pt 94.5pt 99.0pt 109.95pt 117.0pt 139.5pt 157.5pt 163.3pt 175.5pt 184.5pt 198.0pt 206.6pt 220.5pt 333.2pt 392.55pt 459.4pt">a.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; Twenty million cedis&nbsp;&nbsp; (Ghȼ20,000,000.00) General&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages&nbsp;&nbsp; for Defamation.<o:p></o:p>

(a.i) Substantial Damages (aii) Aggravated Damages (aiii) Exemplary
damages<o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:40.5pt;text-align:justify;
text-indent:4.5pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:53.35pt 2.0cm 63.0pt 67.5pt 72.0pt 85.5pt 90.0pt 94.5pt 99.0pt 117.0pt 139.5pt 157.5pt 175.5pt 184.5pt 198.0pt 220.5pt">b.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"> &nbsp; A retraction of the after offending “Daily
Graphic” Publication dated the 30th
June, 2008 captioned “Bank of Ghana dismisses two trade union<o:p></o:p>