SEBASTIAN AMENYO vs. HARAM FUEINI [2019]DLHC8737

Date	2019-01-31
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CS 21/2001
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC8737

ERIC BAAH J.

GODWIN KPORBLE FOR PLAINTIFF

L. A. W. DZATTAH FOR DEFENDANT

[2019]DLHC8737
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SEBASTIAN AMENYO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>HARAM FUEINI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
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SUIT NO. CS 21/2001&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:
31ST JANUARY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>GODWIN
KPORBLE FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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L. A. W.
DZATTAH FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ERIC BAAH, J.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Reputation,
according to the Black’s Law Dictionary (9ed, p1419) is:<o:p></o:p>“The esteem in which a person is held by others”.<o:p></o:p>Reputation is
worth more than gold. The Bible; Proverbs 22:1 provides “A good name is to be more deserved than wealth; favour is better than
silver and gold”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Reputation is the
goodwill that goes ahead of a person.&nbsp; A
good reputation paves the way, but a bad reputation is a stumbling block in all
endeavours.&nbsp; No wonder, most people
jealously guard their reputations to avoid contamination.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Plaintiff’s
action is aimed at restoring his good name and reputation, which he alleges,
has been unjustly damaged by the false allegation of thievery on his part by
the defendant.&nbsp; The court will determine
whether Defendant made the allegation and whether same succeeded in defaming
the Plaintiff.&nbsp; It will then be
determined as to whether the defendant could justify the allegation, or whether
he could recant and deviate from the allegation, as disclosed by his pleadings.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
To
be determined also is the proximity between plaintiff’s 8 lost cattle and the
defendant’s behavior by which reason they could allegedly not be found.&nbsp; In the event of the plaintiff proving the
allegations, the court will consider the grounds upon which damages are awarded
in the law of tort.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>