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Case Law[1978] TZHC 18Tanzania

Lubatina Mzwilili vs Mamuali Mzwilili ((PC) Civil Appeal No. 207 of 1975) [1978] TZHC 18 (5 April 1978)

High Court of Tanzania

Judgment

j- TTrTT L. !1 - ij-- r' (PC) CIVIL LP1LI O. 207 OF 1975 (FroLl the docision of tio Di trict CourL of Goito. at Goita in Civil Lp;cai .o. 32 of 1972 Jotóro D. J. Guubo, Esn., Dietrict Tiagiotrato and Original IIyot uThu Priiary Court Ci1 Cac o . 2 1V71 LU]?LTIIL- NZ\TILILI . , , . . , . . , . L.PFEI;IiL..T2 Vorsu.S . LTJITtJiLI IIZ\7ILIIiI • J?flIC)IhiT J U D G E UT ? L. thic eeoc the c1ipi:n ic hetCi1 two )o1orO over . pie cc of land. 1o.spoi1o1 brher who wt: original rlaintj:cf oJ 3 c Pri rj Court e L 1 TTI Gait Di ' o he J in dioputo wan given or allcca±od to hin oo.ietiiva in 1956 y thu then colonial ahor±tiS . hat in 1953 his elder h ot...:r the pr::sont appo1lenG cane end oayoci UiGJi 1iJJl. .L.c OlC2.c1. 1i and showed haj'. an area vue. .e.is land ehero ]juil; a C jO 1 C i CflO.Jl I 1_La U CL O,UCi oC( O clam the whol3 lend and iict hia. TTatUTalJ-y..hc r(1Y)fl(i01 rosiotd and filod this actiOn in court prayin for vjCtJ.Oi. of his brother tho appo1Jaii. The r pa lO n ttO claia wore su :ppoi tedI by the itn00005 ;1io called. In :is dotbnco at the trial, the apol1aait concedod that the eiccc of land in dispe 1 longs to his brother the r po;adent but i:.c ea:Ld the; ho wo.o ready () vacte on ..oce:Lv:La( aCeuate coepOr.satOn for tho porneflont crops which had planto on the J.ond uini his ocuDatiOn. hO aO5OSOC(.L the value of .;:is crop:3 at he.1 9 500/=. eio eno. ci ;ho ;rial I'ri:nry CourG uncni.ciOLl.5ly :LOLInO. :Lor the respondent and entered judent in his favour as prayed. T]c Prinary Court visi.ted. the land. in dispute end they r.c.:xdcl that the appellant did ;.ot show thea the pornanCit plants ho allcod to hove planted and in any event they held that as the appellalt hod abused the hospitality of his brother, ho hod tc) go. . appal t t' District Car; the a silent 3d ar dc oh r1jo i clai' contradiced .'io on teo:;iaeny in the Prirary Cctrt, ti•c District Court had no difficulty in dianiusing his appeal. In his .cieno:uith'Je of appeal to this Court wherein ho was represented by Counsel, the appellant rope l;ed his claiie. over ehuala and ±orulCr i 1i Lri J CO1 1 O1d V! LC his witnesses, secondly that the District Court tiled to nvceeon his witnSeCS who had not bOOji aft ordc:d a chance of bo:Lng. in the Priraary Court. Firot ith r g rd to c onpl:inG about witnesseS who ere o 1oerc1, this is hardly true. The aepCllani caliCdi enS vJit!10c35 --C hoard, I carc.ot therefore 005 cu what busts the Priaary Caurt could have refused hoar his other witnesseS it there were any. Lnd in the District Curt, no whore iS it re-corded that he asked thot Court he take adci.itiofla]. c.vichw.eC. I aca therefore satisfied that the appellant o ollegc..t.on are cc sobs t, eec • cl i'S icr o nerC ip ovr n b arc aqi.ially baseless as contradict his clear cvidor.CC in the In ery Court. the deciSion of thu correct h Court aao the eviCcUbOi e n ce this appeal fi1e iu i d1 ?l. \rCOOfluC d'o no cer will be no order foc'6sts. inh'oUr. IIfr, i'.IiIL 51 L.pnil, 1973 . JJJJ UDGE ' \,-.\ •:.

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