Angundile Morohani vs Jeremiah Ndabila (PC Civil Appeal No. 18 of 1998) [1998] TZHC 2326 (9 October 1998)
Judgment
AT HBE.J!
(PC) . CIVIL Ar?EAL .JMtIB:'}1 18 OF 1998
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.. (From the decision of the District Court of
Mbeya Di'strict at Ilbeya in· Ciyil Appeal;.Ho.
88 of 1997 nnd I'.Ibali zi. Fri'mo.ry Court Civil
Vase'. No ... 71 of 1997) . ,
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VERSUS
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father of the re spone.c~1t. The te stir,,.ony of the re sponde11t that
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the one cattle left be.nind with his f,.ther was paYi,1811t for upkeeping
the cattle s;dely for clong time is c. f.:;1ct wl1ich was not disapproved
by the appellant on :::. b:::le.nce of probability. Moreover, he claimed
the 11 head of cattle ,nerely speculatively for he did not prove
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JUDGEI'i.El.fT
8.JJ?_0P0 a • J.
The appellant .An.tu.ndile Morohani w2.s dissatisfied with :the··
decision of the Y:beya District Court which quashed the lJroceedings
L1 the Primary Court on the ground th2,t the appe llont wc.s. not an
a11pointed adm.inistr;c:tor of the estcte of the deceased his father
on his behalf he could. hnve claimeC:: .. the 11 head of. c2.tt1c from
the Respondent JeremL:;11 Fdabila., This jg- the decision of the
Jistrict Court on fi:rst G.)peal was properly evoked by -the learned
r-:.x. Lwabuti ti (DI1). \ii tl1 the decisi011 of the, District Coi.,i..rt the
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free to c;o _tmd get betters ·of an estate adr:'.ini.strat6r
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he could have sued. the re sponclent afresh ( c'e noy-o) ·• ·
But, I have. gone tr.rough the evidenc.e of the . trL:tl _court.
Thore no sufficient ovit."'ttnce to prove th:::it there were nny cattle
of his deceased fat,llor.v'l.!uch were still being kept by th
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that· such 1··11ead ce,ttle vms a female Eu1d if we:re a fsn:.lc it •ore
m-iy offspring at all. · Since. thus Y'1
S c. claim for his1own specific I - ?pr,6perty he ought 'to l1e::ve identified all' the cattle he w2is I claiming. The claim was S} 1 eculatily unsupported by evidence. 3o there is no cause of ,action established, for. the appellant ·to be allowed to go d11d file a fresh suit even if he wGro to be .:},)Ointed an admi:nistr2;i:;or. :I therefore, dismiss this n)1,e,al wi-t.i1 costs and oruer JGhc-Judginent dGliverod in the 1Jrcse11ce of both parties. sgd: :S.L.K. MWLPOPO, J. 9.10.98 Certified true copy of the oricirfr,l Judger1ent,. LIBEYAt the appellm1t shall not file,.nnyfresh . •''' ... sl1.it.aeainsthe respondent based on this same subject mo.tter. : 9/10/98 Obrnm: Mon. Hwipopo, J-. sgd: E. L.K. MWIPOI'O JUDf¾E 9/10/98 ..pr,ellant - .Angundil-o :·.ior'ohani - present ,i' Uc spondent .;... Jeremie.h· HcL.::;ai•la .:. prse1it' ... :·.C/0:.- Jt!rs. ·Kasu.birf· . ' Q_o;t1£1