Ismail Hembela vs Ramadhani Shomari (PC Civil Appeal No. 54 of 1997) [1998] TZHC 2508 (22 October 1998)

:rn Tm; EIGH CClfRT OF TA:;ZANIA (DAR ES SAL!;.AH DISTRICT HEGISTRY) ISlllIL HEViBlLA O O ,_ a O O e <' O .:, • Qt) O :J, O o ::, 8 4'J O I.) C o O O O C O O .O e •• O O ••. APPEijIJ,.~ .. JJT V;;.:R,SUS fU}'Ll.DHANI Sf(Ol1:Li..RI • - o o o • o o e " o a 6 o o ~ ~ o o o o o fl o c o o ., o o o " o .RESPON'DEI'JT RULING 'l'he applicant featured as the clefendi::mt ctt his trial in a suit that the respo-• dent insi tute::d nt th, Morogoro Urban Primc:,ry Court for recovery of 3. piece of land. '1 1 he trial court found for the l)laintiff. The defends.nt appelecl; he succP.- c'e_d in the appeal to the District Courto In a furthc,r appeal to this Court the

• decision of the District Court w:is 13C!t :1side and tlw.t of t):se trial prim::,ry c·ourt ,;as re.stored.. Th(~ 1:,p:,licmt now S8 1 2ks l,::eve of this Gou.rt to · file on appeal before the highest court of th0 land. The chamber sumr.ions dces not indic:-,_te th) rn:~ture of the points cf law or points of mixed law and fact, this being a third app-2ala In his 2.ffidavit the applici-::rit simply sa:-rs th.at points of l::, 1 1 are involved 111 th,:; int,mded ap1)eal. It is in his vrritten ::-.rguments tiiD.t ths applicant brings Ufi the issue of limitation of c.ctions. Ee cbntends that he hcts be,on in continous use of tbG suit land since

1964. T'nat· contention °.J<-',S dismissed by th0 trieJ. court which f .ound as :fc1.ct thd tp:2 ap})liccu,.t was allowed tc uso the land e.s o. tenc.nt nt will in 1990.. That finding i.J.:~s uphGld by this court. i'i.12..t finding does not, in cmy cnse, involve & point of 12.w; it is pureby one o:: frlct. In myr judgment, o.nd_ after having t'.1ken due c.:.ccovnt of. the rospondcnt 's counter affida.vi t, th0re is no point of lm: th[~t I may certify to be sufficiently strong to warrant a further appeal. The applicEttion· is dismfosed ,.;ith costs. Delivered. · In person Abscmt For Ap:plic:rnt For ResponciE:nt 22/10/1998