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Case Law[1998] TZHC 2094Tanzania

Simon vs Asukile ((PC) Civil Appeal No. 38 of 1993) [1998] TZHC 2094 (4 December 1998)

High Court of Tanzania

Judgment

) (J:-C) C lVIL All .li:AL 1\0. 38 Of 1993 (Frc;;; t:1e decisi :-n of .t:: .. e. )j_strict C0ur·c of l(ilos3. at ::ilosa in :ivil Ar,:;.2al k:. T3 of 19S13) • o o 0-C! Coo O o o o O o O O o O O o I'> o o l' or,• "l •JO.,. • o o " o o .o o •· o • o ~ o o o ., ,. • t o o ) o ,:. o e J TJ D G l E r r BUB3SH 2 J ~ The ap~:21J..,.-::.nt u11.5uccessfu1ly sued the res::;:ondent for 3. .Yi2ce or· L1Ll he- ·cl:3.i.1t,s i1e teiuforCJ.rily L:t co ~~1.e r·esr:onr~ent in 1974., The a .. :~ella.nt lost ancl a 1 ,r;e;led to th,'? District Court The f"lr--ti.-0s d~- r2ar-2d in Person nnd. cc.r,va:::;.-:::e:d tr1e sat.e ' reasons/grc.t1.·i:-::.s t-.v3.t -:,;2re stat2d b:-=.fot'e the -:Jis-J-.:--.ict-. Court. After hcari::{~ ·:1rgt1 ... ents subi1ti.tted, I a11, o:C t:1.e opinion th2.t -t:is appeal iliust fail. The e.r.1 c'! :o_n.t act:•Hi tted giving J.3.11d t.c ti1e resfon~ler 1 t i"ra 1974. The respcnden.t 0n ~1is p·:i.rt hus stat2d thot 1e :;•:::>t tl1e l::ind froiu the a1:poll:.:..rit in l':]74, clea:red it ,.:1rie, :JL:,:.-ted s011,e - fruit trees -c11,:reoq. Th3. t he has alsc "buried ,)Yle oJ his . The a-PreJ,,-lant filed a suit to Hsvin; c,)rt,idered the facts surrc-Jundir,g t:1is case I W(mld a.nswer the qu2sti·or: posed by t;·1e adI11i ttinf::s .juJg2 on 19/5/91 ➔ that the . ;octri112 of :ldverse possession is a::::-licable j_n this case. The a1,r.-.:.:al is dis1dss2d with costs to the re?sfondent both courts b,2low. · /\ .M,. I ,,., u . BU.3E.SrU J.UDG-E 4/12/98 0KD2rt Jucl;::;rnertc to be read in pr2sence of 'parties by the Distrtct JUJGE 4/12/98 i • ,,

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