CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE LTD. vs. ABRAHAM GAISIE [2019]DLHC8944

Date	2019-12-12
Suit No.	SUIT NO. GJ/0037/2020
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC8944

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE

KWADWO A. SAFO ESQ. OF KWEKU ADDEAH LAW OFFICE ACCRA COUNSEL FOR PLAINITIFF/APPLICANT

PRINCE KWEKU HODO ESQ. OF SOHO LAW CONSULT TEMA COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2019]DLHC8944
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CHRISTIAN
MEDICAL CENTRE LTD.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ABRAHAM
GAISIE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION) ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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12TH DECEMBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KWADWO A. SAFO, ESQ., OF KWEKU ADDEAH
LAW OFFICE, ACCRA, COUNSEL FOR PLAINITIFF/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CONSULT, TEMA, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA
DADZIE<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>On October 8th, 2019, the
Plaintiff/Applicant (“Applicant”) filed the present application for an order of
interlocutory injunction under Order 25 rule 1(3) of the High Court (Civil
Procedure) Rules, 2004 (C.I. 47) seeking to restrain the Defendant/Respondent
(“Respondent”), his servants, agents, assigns, privies, successors,
contractors, workmen and all those claiming through him from operating the
Dental Clinic under the name and style of GAB and/or GAAB Enterprise in the
premises and/or office space owned by Applicant until the final determination
of this suit, upon grounds stated in the accompanying affidavit. <o:p></o:p>The Applicant is a
medical centre registered under the laws of the Republic of Ghana to engage in
the business of providing medical services to the general public.&nbsp; The Respondent, operates a dental clinic out
of one of the offices of the Applicant.&nbsp; On
8th October, 2019, the Applicant caused a writ of summons with an
accompanying statement of claim to be issued out against the Respondent, suing
for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that the agreement executed between the Plaintiff and Defendant in
2013 stands revoked on grounds of fraudulent misrepresentations and illegality;<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order of perpetual injunction, restraining the Defendant, its agents, assigns,
privies, workmen, successors or all those claiming through him from operating
any form of services (being it dental or otherwise) on Plaintiff’s Company
premises;<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order directed at the Defendant to vacate the Plaintiff’s Company premises
forthwith;<o:p></o:p>(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order directed at that Defendant to account to the Plaintiff and other relevant
State Institutions (i.e. GRA and SSNIT) with respect to his operation of the
Dental services on Plaintiff’s company premises from April, 2013 to the date of
departure from Plaintiff’s Company; and<o:p></o:p>