[2010]DLCA7857 • March 3, 2010 • Court of Appeal
NEW FOUNTAIN MINISTRY INTERNATIONL GHANA (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT) vs. JAMES OSEI BONSU (DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)
AYEBI, JA This appeal is against the ruling of the High Court, Tema, dated 18th April 2007. In that ruling, the court granted the plaintiff/respondent’s (herein after called plaintiff) prayer for both an Order of Interlocutory Prohibitory and Mandatory Injunctions respectively against the defendant/appellant (herein after called defendant). The plaintiff grounded the application for the grant of the equitable reliefs on the following matters: The plaintiff is a Christian religious body with its head office at Tema. In order to spread the gospel, it acquired a piece of land at Dome, a suburb of Accra on which it built a church house and a school. Defendant, one of its pastors, was made the head of the church as well as the overseer of the school at Dome. Defendant is paid a monthly salary by plaintiff. According to the plaintiff, the name of the school, NEW FOUNTAIN ACADEMY and of the church, NEW FOUNTAIN MINISTRY were written on both buildings. But defendant witho.....