PROFESSOR ERNEST ARYEETEY vs. PROFESSOR EBENEZER ODURO OWUSU AND UNIVERSITY OF GHANA [2022]DLHC17026

PROFESSOR ERNEST ARYEETEY vs. PROFESSOR EBENEZER ODURO OWUSU AND UNIVERSITY OF... [2022]DLHC17026

Date	2022-10-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/1742/2019
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC17026

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE WILLIAM BOAMPONG

KWESI FYNN ESQ

JUSTIN AMENUVOR ESQ

[2022]DLHC17026
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<a name="_Hlk152146143"><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;;color:#00B0F0">PROFESSOR ERNEST ARYEETEY<o:p></o:p></a>

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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>

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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">&nbsp;

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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">SUIT NO: GJ/1742/2019&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: 27TH OCTOBER 2022<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;"><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:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>

<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">KWESI FYNN ESQ, FOR THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p>

<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">JUSTIN AMENUVOR ESQ, FOR THE
DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p>

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HIS LORDSHIP
JUSTICE WILLIAM BOAMPONG<o:p></o:p>

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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

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This
is a claim in defamation in which the Plaintiff claims per his Amended Writ of
Summons as follows:-<o:p></o:p>

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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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration that the 1st Defendant’s statements in March 2018,
August 2018 and on 2nd July 2019 imputing wrongdoing, illegal and corrupt
acts against the Plaintiff
are defamatory of the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>