Simu Mkeya and Others vs Satiel Simbeye (Civil Reference No. 4 of 1998) [1999] TZHC 450 (6 May 1999)

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1. SIJ.Vf(J MKEY.A l; ........ APPLICAJfrS .
2. · SARU l\TliAITli'KA
3. ELINA ?11WEI\1)ABULE .. j :."'.· . . . ·VERSUS SATTEL SITuIBEYE ••••••• ~ ••••••••••• HESJ?O...l'filENT . , \I• ·•

RULING ·~ IVIWIPOPO J.

• •.- .... ~ .. , ..... . t ...... ,,..__ acs ,o.f coffee of. Sirau Mkeya· be returned ·to him. of a"t·i:ic.;chment is raised in -respect· of -the -coffee farm: of Simtt as it .As :far;conc<irns the other c1a-i,ma of Satiel Simbeye of shs.-7, 700,000/= loss of use of his salI2 furm of· .1 acre- o-f co-:t'fee: and tl1.e three bu.l.ls. 2nd .8- acres of maize the respondent Satiel Simbrye must open up a fresh civil s·:..i_i t in the 'District Court of .· .. Mbozi (not in the Primdry Court for it exceeas the pecuniry- JuriscJJ.otion of the Priniry Court)., · Th8re will have to be a ' .. trial of his clains'before any a_ttacJIBent i.ssues. source In respect of the one cow the . / of all the. :br-Oubla . w.bich Sa tie l Simbeye .. claims w s, stolen fro,-n hi:mo li9 shall include it in his clo.im in the civil suit ·whi-e.h he should go and open_ it. in _ Ewn;the judgement of the learned Lu"s. Longway (RPM. EJ) . . of 29~4.97 no d was made t f 0'"'.1.1~~s.:.·u· P f the he ti ..... er er 1 in respe c o ,, . .,_ o cow w -~1')r J. l:,

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•. \elonged to the. applicant imu l'.ikeya or Satiel Simbeye. I haven't .had chance to see the· criminal· ·jud:gement of thirl bourt if it ... ' ri made any order in respect of the ·cow. ·· Whate.ver· the case in the ..... . . [) Criminal ,case the respondent is f':ree to inel.14de in. the -oi vil suit a claim of ownership of the sama cow from the 1st app.li..cant Simu any · Mkeya for; ovm,:r·s.h.i.p:' of it is best -determined· in a ·civil suit. If this 1JD11tter of ownership of the cow was aiready dealt with in the oriminal cse the other' party - Simu l\llceya will be free to seek _pr-oteetion o the doctrne of res ju.dita and the trial caurt. in the civil suit .to be opened wil~--~ determined on merit. This application is. allowe,d wilhou.t any costs -to either party attachment out of the blues without any civil suit or · taxation havin(~ been done.· The. responde.nt Satiel. Sinibeye shall eJ..s.o bring ·hi4il bill -f oosts in this· court as well as in the District Court in re.g.p,e,ot of the Civil A ppeal:- and ca e3:111ing up with the de oi~~on of· the Jsarne:d Mrs. Longway (lmM. E_.J.) in which he won with coat~. · '.ehe . - .. ,_ same I : • costs have"not· been taxed •. ,- ,),. - , '... . I. C ... 7 , : {., 1,'\ ... \ ·' ' .. . - I ·.,~ E.L.K. :E7IP0P0 JUDGE . 6.5.99 Ruling tn a,.'i .delivered on the spot in court. AT ·MBEYA EllCM/ TI' lima,. JUDGE 6.5~99