MATHIAS AWUNI vs. AZEH AZIZ AND AZEH AKAM [2018]DLHC8196

Date	2018-11-15
Suit No.	SUIT NO. C12/03/2018
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC8196

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON

NICHOLAS SOYIRI FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

JOHN NDEBUGRE FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS

[2018]DLHC8196
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MATHIAS AWUNI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AZEH AZIZ AND AZEH AKAM<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
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SUIT
NO. C12/03/2018&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: 15TH NOVEMBER, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>NICHOLAS
SOYIRI FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JOHN
NDEBUGRE FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This is an appeal from the decision of
the Zebilla District Court presided by His Worship Francis Asakeya dated 30th
August, 2017. The plaintiffs/respondents, to be referred to hereafter as the respondents,
took out a civil summons from the lower court against the defendant/appellant,
to be referred to as the appellant, claiming the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>1.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order compelling the defendant to retract the libellous and slanderous comments
and action made by the defendant against the plaintiffs which has (sic)
tarnished the hard worn<o:p></o:p>2.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;(sic) reputation or character of plaintiffs,
which turns (sic) to be “DEFAMATORY COMMENTS AND ACTION”<o:p></o:p>3.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order compelling defendants to explain the said malicious words of defamatory
and apologise (sic), “YOU ARE ARMED ROBBERS, HOLDING GUNS TO ROB AND KILL ME AT
WIDNABA’S ROAD HENCE I GOT YOU ARRESTED AND LOCKED YOU UP”<o:p></o:p>4.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cost
(sic) of GH¢2500.00 each for plaintiff against defendant for plaintiffs to
repair their hard worn out (sic) reputation/character.<o:p></o:p>5.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages”<o:p></o:p>In the court below, the appellant
pleaded not liable to all the reliefs of the respondents, whereupon the court
ordered him to file a written statement of defence and serve same on the respondents
within two weeks from the date of the order.&nbsp;
As pointed out by Mr Ndebugre, Counsel for the res</main>