NANA MFODWAA BIRAGO vs. NANA BOAKYE TROMU III&ANOR [2018]DLCA15083

Date	2018-12-17
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/01/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA15083

ADUAMA OSEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J. A.

WELBOURNE (MRS) J. A.

ERIC ANSAH ANKAMAH FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.

AFRICANUS OWUSU ANSAH FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2018]DLCA15083
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA MFODWAA BIRAGO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA BOAKYE TROMU III&amp;ANOR<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

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NO. H1/01/2017&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;&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
DATE: 17TH DECEMBER 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>ADUAMA OSEI&nbsp; J.A. (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE&nbsp; J. A., WELBOURNE (MRS) J. A.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in;">

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</div>WELBOURNE
JA<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against
the Judgment of the High Court,Sunyani dated 10th June, 2015. The
Judgment is at pages 173 – 187 of the Record of Appeal.<o:p></o:p>Being dissatisfied with the
Judgment of the learned trial Judge, the 1st Defendant/Appellant
herein filed a Notice of Appeal which is at pages 188 – 189 of the Record of
Appeal.<o:p></o:p>In this appeal, the
Plaintiff/Respondent is hereinafter referred to as the Respondent and the 1st
Defendant/Appellant is hereinafter referred to as the 1st Appellant
while the 2nd Defendant/Appellant is also hereinafter referred to as
the 1st Appellant. The Record of Appeal is hereinafter referred to
as ROA.<o:p></o:p>Brief
Facts:<o:p></o:p>The facts as narrated by thePlaintiff
are that she is the queen mother and a resident ofDuayawNkwanta while the 1st
and the 2nd Defendants are the Omanhene of DuayawNkwanta and the
publisher of the Daily Guide News Paper respectively. The 1st
Defendant is resident at DuayawNkwanta while the 2nd Defendant has
its head office in Accra. It is the case of the Plaintiff that the 1st
Defendant caused to be published defamatory words about her in the Daily Guide
News Paper Edition NO: 258/12 on the 1st November, 2012.<o:p></o:p>Particulars
of Defamatory words Published about the Plaintiff<o:p></o:p>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-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That Nana Birago has bribed
the Police Chief, DCOP Robert Ayalingo to provide security for the Plaintiffto
dress and perform rites as a queen mother during a funeral on 27thday
of October, 2012.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;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-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That Nana Birago is having
intimate relationship with the Police Chief DCOP Robert Ayalingo which
statement the 1st Defendant knew to be false.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;