Joel Gaya vs Mahijo Burijo (PC. Civil Appeal No. 177 of 1990) [1990] TZHC 332 (29 November 1990)

'i . t , . • ~ .. ·, . (FC) 'cIVIr~··J,r'i'EJJ, NO. 171. OF 1arxl ·). · · • .... · .. 1. i::ij. (From the dec,si.on of th..:: District. C ·q,t. Jib.5,oma . . ... . . . I,: .. , . Districit .,at Musorna in Civil hppeal .'1,toi t8 of 1990..

• .. . -,:\ ., bi:::-fQre n.. [iOH1-d•1E1) Esq·. i?riipal Oiatict. gut._r.a.te). . ............. ,• .• . ;. .. •·' .. The appellant Joel Goy i,nst:.it\lted. n'· suit nga.ins_t th~, rospqbdent in tha Nyambono Fr,1ry ·ce';>l.,l~~ lt was Civil Case No. 1 of 19aa, ~ . The_. a-ppe_11ant w..:is in, that svit claiming d !;;ha::-:d £om 'th0 spond-n, "-· • The case £Of the <,PR,ellant "".a$ that tn.:: shc1mb.:i in di.;;iutci was allpc,at-.,.d to h-irn .in 1966 _by the t,hein i-il::J• ::n:1 of the re::i, one ·.aernad : . ,,, 11goka afa t0r one Nuboi Nyer•2mbe ,flud shlft.. .. 'i ,:-om th<: ,· 1 vill .:1gc, 1\nd that r: . . - he had b€:'n sing it p-ac....-fu:ay frm thn until 1987, wh_.,m the respond~~ . . .- . ·, ' ... ' ' . . . . . . ..;. :: . \ -· .. '.·. enwrQap_l.':d upon it,. H": took th _n:'"'t,i.::r to -:i reponc_ili~~o.n board am _the reeoneJ.L:i tion bo,,rd d,.:eid .... -rt in ·.hLs L:1vour and ·that tne'_·,spondent '·· .. ac:knl,::;d9.:. .. d be for,:; t.h .... S.::iid r(.;c-..ncilL.1tion J;>oar-d .t.hat tl.:a shamba in . . : dispute was indi..:d th..::_ pro;)'-·rty o[ tt appellant •.. He :.:anderoo _th~ _ minutos of t1::- n.cc?ncili...1ti0n bo_ rri ,;nd were 1dmi ttd ir\io videnc' _ Brnard I•igoka, the then H-=:dman of tn2 ar-ea testifi.,..,q as iW2 and .. , supportd. tho;;: appeilant:'s case ,to the- effect. tnat. ne aUa:::at1.;d the shornba . . . : .: I , : .. : .. to hirn,in 1966 •. . .. On th<:? other hi:lnd~ the res·pQndent and his colleague, elc::.im ... 'd 'tha:t- . '. th~·.1shcmba blonged to. one KQPc:;>boi :· Bul i_l o ati1 t.h:lt ii: w·a.s thG · sd :· · . ' . . • :· . .. ~ : ,: !·: Koroboi aui110 who hd auth0r1zed thell\ o c;ul\i vat it. . . "' - • ,. ..¥ ht the end of the! case for both .. side.$, th.:) trL,.:. Court wc.s of· the • , .,_ "'·· . .!.V : . . .:: .. viow that it is possible the fhamba,;i.n c;lis::,t:tt! may oriqinc1lly have· • ' . ... . . j . -. . been the __ proper_ty of the said l<oQl:)oi .Culilc -. bu it W.JS l'tel!'give ''. , ... - to lYl:ibai:. And that when the said ·ivrabai shifted from th0 vill '-'.ge 1 tl'\e Hc.:adrnan .as eornpetnt to al lQeate it to :.:nothe~ pG•on. -It furthc.t:' ObSl:lrV'Ci that in the::! past whncvr u [.)<:Crson shifted fwom a villogc the • •• 4•· t • '< 5}lcmbas he use~· retw;:n-2d to the l OCc.:l authority of the u.t:'il for re-al.lot:a-.wa ' to oth'"r usrs : .. T~\ s:t~~?'' ·:"w~ th 2r-.,.f:r ,;11.~~y :_al_l~~~--=d. _to ~~~-E-P·. : l'h-.rcafter OW1:; ·-r -'-' tu.l ......, "411:._ n>-'la :;.omproe .,. ·cle4,isio,~a~~~ --~~c.1m,-r.ii vid•.:d ually '1:>etwee~'·t~ 'p, .. ·~:

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• . . " ' ... ·, .. '· •. :~ : ,, Oistrict---._h!~,.-~~~~.al __ .a·- ~~·.s1 .• :. ·;I~ ,!s· .hQevew ir\t:.r:osting to note· a-nd:.·9bserve that the•tt;ters>that_ the appellate oistrict . .. :,.·1 · t . : .; :.'·~··. f-:. .- ·-,.- ;-: •. • ' c6urt·:foun~ ... t9. h~~~ ,ben estas)-i~. unq. .h ·wee: ih.ct l>-3S_is of its deeioa ·ref.erred ti the ci:i·se fo~ .. he·.pplliint~~~d.:.'?t• to the respoaident•s • i ••,.·,",: •• .°, I - ea$e as the a pp.ell ant nas pointed out,-tii,1\ his it(emor:bridum 0£ n .:p•.:ul to this c;ourt. . •·.·: . ·:· ~ · · · · ·· \· ;.· · •,.r ••., It is t~~ appelL:int for ~~ampt 1 €•,wbo .. wa; a'.tio,: .. t.'•1. t!1i::. shQmba by . . ... ~ ..... :: .... ' : ~ .... ·, .: ., . . the subehicf: arid he· 'h~· :}J'::er,t· in QC::v,pt.i9'!l. of th1= s::ime f0r 21 y0.ru:s and ' ,. • ' • ~ , ' I , I not. th~ respGhd•• --~~ ~~~k • ··-"1i. f .~~: ... t>i,)lt. Diat.'I' - lh..-d ... •-- ._ ~ ... .,_,. , .... IMt. _. Catrt ••allf !ntented .. enter JUd9!' fo~ -; _app1a:n~ ··that ist it 1·ntnded, to C,.isndss the ispondent 's .. ai>p~.;i ~f - ~spo}\1e.~tl . . : ; i ·>. ., Se. thut .. ;--it ina.y~· f hav~ it lf'Y, pa•t r\it1z~.,1:lnd"icoqsi.d"'r2d the evidenee .: on ioocod ~ --~~ri · 1 am.· at tht::? f-e ·uiat ··thE/ppellont h::id establish¢d. hi- easta. iie· was' eiea!' evidenee to .the effect thnt the ;ha'mba wa-s aiiated.\tclhim 1·; j,.6, by iW.·2 • e- tl;len.,_.e.adm~~ or subehicf '<. of.thc,,er·a. ,nnd th't,.h,.· h-d been ... peacetijllf·oe~~tng oriond- using . f, •. : ., .. .. . . : th.:: ·sh;;1m1:>.a · .sitlee ht.:n · -i,antil' i.n 187. 1 wh.?n the »·es.pondent enc1toochcd on J.t, ' ·'' .· :·: . ; . . .. ~ . . . .. ·· Thr·e 1$ _al so th i".ict· ·th,1_t. .h .~~~pondent a«knowl dged the :. '··,:, uppilan.t I S onrG.hiP of th-~ sn·amt)c:!. •,;t th~· R.eeonwiliati ,'.)O .Bourd. Th0 f: • "' : ~ : , ,. 'l . · : ' : ' . . . · ri.;sponct:en;. ai,so adducr=<s' n~ ••·ar ;: :e~~den,e to- ind1e?t when exactly ' . . . \ . , .. : ,. - . , . .,, . . ·'·h~ ·stc'.!rt~ ijSng rs S:ftqJn., to c.halJ.enge•:the ;a'.ppl.la~~•s cont<mtion. i. , • ,1 { , • • -, , , ' .,/ _ ' • ,.,.:: . thn-t··. h,;i.' ho_s b~.en ont:in,Jo\l,1¥·-·~~¥Pjft9 -:.t_'109•.;the l,ai ~ 1 .yGnrs. The•e ,· 'J is ;1· p·o-ss1;b11t)' a_$_ te t•t-1l- C..FlW-1 <.>b:S~•1ed t·hi.lt-- k9wo~~1. ~.ilo • may ·'j. i
• have :us~ th~ Sffl1~d :oefoi- e ::ia,tne ~~s g.-vi:n :.to )Viai. --ut wh;.;n 3· .cuboi moved out of th.=! villcige ., th W•:mttmati did ·1 ~~ .. i..,':.' : .. '.G a . ·'-1 vol id all oe·atib to the appellant aG he \ia$ eoptel.t.,_to _d0 s 0 .. ind' ···:,;, sirx:e :Ko•ol,)oi ·did ~ot ~alle4ge th aiioe:iti•bn for :.11 th-.=s,._ ydurs; he · :: . . . . ~ .. . .... cannl>.t, i·n 11\J. v,!,lw- do· so now·,·. . ;l, · .. ·.;. . _ . ··· · /1◄ ... ·. . Ths ;.lppe_1 thti~~foii· i.a.s rtl~~i-/na, :it 1if t\erel::t)' illi.:>wd• 'rh~ d~· ,4:} -' :of the appeilae. sJi,;, C'.J i set i1i:d ·as Weli ·is th" order of :}'i .. th.:: tr-iul Co lo 'cU:-1,de ; .sa'. 1,/ dispute. '. ··;':·.J .. _ .'.J . .-,. .:'Th~ p~~llat is entitld to :·he whole· sh'1mlia. ·1 ... 1\p_epl llo-d· wlth·cast? :·.·--: ··.· :;.-~ --.- ... ··• -. . I, ~ ~ ·- ,· 1 • • .• ·-•., .. --·-)-- --· . : • 1.: ... .-.. ...... ,r i•: L. r ;, •• ,, •• • ? , • .... • ; • -. ,., ·.,· ·• •.. ,. '\ ..... ... t ... -,1-- ... t,,-l t ;1 . '. ...... ·· ••. : ·1 . { . . :.- . ;,; . . : : ·· · ' .. . . ··. W·i Hi. S~ .. ~ 1 ___ ·,·:·: --,.:,:.v.- ..... :.. !;;.'· -:;--- .-, ... , ' ' •. ·.•" ....... , ·' ... ' ."1I')'GE · ... ·" "j,-"· ....... ';· .. ," • Mi:.-,,:.·:., '... .',J'. -ll&-- MI' .' 0 • .;I' ,,... ~ 0 'c r~ :-9., • 0 At( 0 • ".", t _ · /' -,;.;/"' · :'-.,: ·-:-. . . .• . ,. •.. .,... --. 1 ,. . . • ';;.9/'). l/90 to/ ii,;,t1l&M 1• " p•; Ji: Qf 'tl>e .p',;;;.:.if,i. th;.t 29th du y of Ne vc,Illbcr mo, ': ij;_ { / :. ,)t· ~ -·- '.i .· -· . \t-·.L.;: _ _.-.-,.-·•-:: _.. /i ) .-, !'1, 1 : · t ,· \ \· Jrt .. . n ;_ -'r· · ",, \ }iJ .. bt.Jf . J ~~., .. t_?_-- .. · .. / --; J &,l ' .! ... • ; l 1,, ·----~ • ' •: l l .• .... ' ; ., ... ,\ . /:Ir:;, l'J • H • .; C:KUT- C: • • .. i ·,_ '# -..-At' 'Nusv_' m.:v . 1 1· "~ ~ ... . ,,~ ... ,JL; ~· ' ~~ ··\·,l?~N.)~rn ·r, 1990. ------ ·:: : f •.•'. t l :.ii