DR. EKOW SPIO-GARBRAH
V.
BERNARD ANTWI BOASIAKO & ORS

(2022) JELR 109932 (HC)

High Court 28 Jul 2022 Ghana
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- The Plaintiff filed a writ of summons claiming various reliefs, including general damages, aggravated damages, punitive damages, compensatory damages, costs, and any other orders deemed fit by the court. - The Plaintiff alleged that the D

Case Details

Suit Number:HRC 12/21
Judges:HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE GEORGE KROFA ADDAE
Counsel:NII KPAKPO SAMOA ADDO FOR THE PLAINTIFF; KWAME ADOM APPIAH FOR THE DEFENDANTS.

JUDGMENT

In a writ of summons dated 17th September 2020, the Plaintiff claimed the following reliefs from the Defendants;

a) General damages against the Defendants for defamatory comments against the Plaintiff.

b) Aggravated damages against the Defendants for subjecting the Plaintiff to humiliating and malicious circumstances through his defamatory comment against the Plaintiff.

c) Punitive damages against the Defendants as punishment for the defamatory comments against the Plaintiff

d) Compensatory damages against the Defendants for the defamatory comments against the Plaintiff.

e) Costs including legal fees

f) Any other order(s) as to this Honourable Court may seem fit in the circumstances

In the statement of claim, the Plaintiff gave the Particulars of the defamation as follows in his paragraph 6:

a) The 1 Defendant, while  making his submissions on the 2nd Defendant's morning show, called the Plaintiff 'a thief

b) One Nana Oteatuoso Kokobeng II read a statement purporting to have been made …

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