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Case Law[1990] TZHC 486Tanzania

Bhole Chacha vs Stephen Kyangwe ((PC) Civil Appeal No. 237 of 1939) [1990] TZHC 486 (24 November 1990)

High Court of Tanzania

Judgment

-·:··· nr Till!.! TIIGH CO"(:a.T OI' TAHZANIA AT NWLl APPELLt.TE JT.JlU3DICTION (PC) CIVIL APPEAL N0.237 OF 1939 ····---------- .

(Frora tho clccision of ·i;l1c Dis·trio-ii Court of Mu.soma Dis-;:dct at llusoma il'l Civil Appeal Eo.45 of 1989 - Before A. l\fohamcd,Esq., PxLicipp,]. Di1,fGric-'1i Magistrate and Original Iuage.ta Primary Court Civil Cano Eo.87 of 1988) BROKE CIL\CIIA. I O • ·• 0 e e O O Ct • • • t •• 0 • o 4' ~ e e • 0 e e O O O e Q O O e o • o • O ~ O • I o O O a APPELL/\J'1T VE?.SUS STEPBEII KYI'JTG'WE. e O. f • e GO t t; O ♦♦ ,•,CI o O O e O t • "• O' O t & U O -0,. O o ' ••• , C,. I • .RESFOlIDEI - 1 J U D G M E N T, . Tho respondent wrn tho l)lain"iiiff in the Prii:lar".f Couxtj he sued the appolla.nt, his fom0r wife,. ::·or custocly of a chilcL.c.allo'd lfarwa. Ro s·.l;a·J;ed the c):Jild was born i:i.1 vrcdlock 1:>cf'oro ·bhe div-0::cc. In ;1or. defcn.r.:, she o.rguccl -'GlJ.e divorce waz (;-::'.:-:..2<:cd i:.1 1980 ,md she bc"!. oi1.ly oae cl1ild whioh '.:>.0 ·l;ook, -this ooco1'lf... ccilcl s.:.w bore H aft,-:lr ·:;:·.c clivorco. 'I1he Grial 001,i..r'li rof.rcd - its clivo:ccc ca. c No.52/Do 1: :fo-..mc":. wl::.cn -c1e 1.ivorce was gra1r:;cd t:.io appcll[l;.1-l; hacl ·liwo children, one of "lihoJ;1 breast_ fed,so WJ.s allowed to go wi·;;ll i· hut it bolongccl to t.·.:.o respondent. 011 t.b.osc foo"Gs ·li'..:.o coul'·i; founc: :fo:c ·/J.c respondent, tlrn appcll011t unsuaa0ssf1..'.ll;y· I find nothihg of ir.ipo:r·i;a,12cc in ·i;his appeal. The appellant argues (s00 para 2 of tho memo) -~:.:,c DD.rriagc was brou.{;,:-.::l; ·~o 011d on 9/4/&J -while tJ10 __ rocord r:>hows Gho c'i.vorco was on 9/ 4/81 • She claims ·liho disputod chilct was born on 19/10/81 after 'i;Lo clivorcc. ]Won if this be so ·lib.on st.o was prcgriru1·i; 011 ·i;J:.c cl.o,y tho di voroo we,s g:cG.1rliod., I dismis the . .o,.ppoaJ. wi·i;b. costs. ' .... -·····--·:-- ,_ ..... -

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