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Case Law[1991] TZHC 2745Tanzania

Petro Urio vs Zakayo (PC Civil Appeal No. 3 of 1988) [1991] TZHC 2745 (15 August 1991)

High Court of Tanzania

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(FC) CrJIL A:fI'~-J, :tTOo 3 OF 0 F1983 01I}I1Z'~L CI 1 t:u., ;·::.>·1,',.L no. 51/8€iliCSj:r. DISTRICT COURT AT nos:..:r J U D G 1"i p lf T. T;:.:Lo fo n socond. n:c,;;)o::\l fror:1 tho Eos'..li Dist:eict Oou:d Civil li.p::i;;c2,l l:c). 51 of 1986 ori,3'in2-ll;y- r:1-dkc'1. I'ric_:,.ry C01xd Civil Gas,) No. 34 of 1S:C5. In the snia_ ;):ri;x·.ry court t!w :Jlainti:ff ; .. borinoco Zc1lmyo, tho ,;::,:or,cnt :c"os;onclcnt suod. f 0:;:, 2 ccttlo, a h.oif'or and. n hull ros]_::oct:'.voly frbu1 t>, cl,.::2ond.cnt retro :i'Tdoonc,:sic, the present c1:;::;,ollrmt.

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I I 2 I I T:10 issue is whctllc:>: t~:.c defendant owes t;,.;J j)lc1i tiff tho two cJ.c,::.i.,cc~ :1Dc:,o. of cr1ttlo. T 1 ':.:, evidence of tho Jl2.i tiff wc.s ful]y corroborated by tho four w:l.tnor:,sos wl10 g2.,vo in his f£wour. Tho dofondantts n~•ro denial of t.o claiH hc:,s no mcri t in v:i.ow of the strong cvicknco adduced in su:;-:::o:-..~t of th:J plai tiff I s 0c.,so., O:rin 0 to the above rcnscns tho a:;::T,CJ.1 is dismissed with costs. It is so Ordered. At .. ~:rn,s>.c: t>:i.s 15/8/91. !.<ppollnnt g in person. ENM/ma. J-CTG:m. 15/8/ 1991. 15/8/ 1991,

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