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Case Law[1991] TZHC 2389Tanzania

Mathias Mwaluko vs Waziri John (PC Civil Appeal No. 42 of 1990) [1991] TZHC 2389 (17 July 1991)

High Court of Tanzania

Judgment

RUIIUttnn<A, Js IN TIC IIIGH COUllT Of:' T.!UZ!Jll .AT DODOMA (PC) CIVIL .AP::bJ.L HO. 42 OF 1990 (FrOD tho decision of the Di,;rj.ct. Court of Doclor.10. at Dodooo. in Civil Ap:poc..l ,A.]?ponl no. 35 of 1990. 0:rir,•innl Civil Co.sG no. 174 of 1900 of the Urben u - ... Prinary Court at )odona) M.ATBJ:,AS M:-UJ.UKO ·,.. o • •• • •·• • • •·• • • ·• • •·• • 1..PPDLLtJ:rT Vs. HAZL1I JOHN • • ·• • •., • •• • •. •. •·•. •• • • •·• • RESPo:tTDRNT J. U D G M E l T The o.ppellnnt objected to the o.ttachr:ient t)f tuo her.d ol ·. cl2.1t1 cattle fro □ his kraal in settlenent of n cocapcnsn,tion . . / between the :respondaat o.nd one person called JJtOSI. f"bjcction prococclin:,u wore cor.moncod at the Urban Prinary Court of Dodono. in Civil Cnse Ho. 174 <"f 1908. The cnsG wr,s first ho2.rc1 on 7/ 1/09. Tho:re was a, full hearing of the appellant's objection Dc.1.ttor,. o.nd wi tnossos woro cnlloc1 bj; both parties • .A.ccorc1ine to the evidence of the villacc cho.irmn and tho villhGG secretary, it is clearly ostablisl1ed that .AMOSI had voluii.tnriliy tn.lron aut and led· the two head of cctlc in dispute to tho vilkc:,-a office fron where ho was directed to send t!1os0 a.nir.1als to tho s0or0tary'e offio for handing over fornali tics. Both tho clmirna;n and sccretwry assured the trial caurt thct the two head of cattle_ bclon(!.'Gd to 1-i.MOSI,. After thn.t execution of the <lecroo by n.tnc1inc tho two l1oncl of cnttlc, which lllWSI offered in satisfaction of tho docroc o,s n judg;ient-debtor, tho natter wa.s ovor. The attn.cbnont wns in 1907. Two years after, i.e., in 1989, tho o.ppollc.nt oomoncod objection proccodi11G5 ut the Prir.10.ry Court • .ll.ocordi11G to the 0vid0nce on record, the appeal ha to fail o.s it hns no norito Accor<lincly, the ·tho lower courts. DODOHA appoal is dis □ isscc1 with costs hero o.nc1 in n. 3 ~ - 'It / I \ ·v1 < (!tJ.:r~·'.> Rmft1rz;r1u) n·-,..,..., .,J .. w .. •····· .... --

·2 Delivered in chwnbers this 17th day of July 9 1991, and in the presence of both parti8s. Nr DODOHA . 17/7 /91 Court~. , . ~ <tric__ ·.J- Cf: I u z R.J .L. RUHU!'LBIKA JUDGE The appolle"nt is infor:;ied of his rights of further a.J?peal to the Cou;rt of Appoal but subj.act tog AT DODOMA 17/7/91.

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