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Case Law[1990] TZHC 483Tanzania

Kuboja Gabayala v Majula Magesa (PC Civil Appeal No. 242 of 1989) [1990] TZHC 483 (22 November 1990)

High Court of Tanzania

Judgment

-,r·:l 'ti;;:) IlT TEE :TIGH COUJT OP J:ILlTZ:Jiih. /u'PELLi:..11E Jli11IS:GIC!'J.1IOH (c) CIVIL /J'PE,::.L ro242 or 1989 (Frou ·i;hc clocision of t::.o :Oist:i.•ict Co,.-.:.:-· of MusnD<'- JJi::r:;nc-t o.t 1:us•,;"lr., Li. Civil :,.ppocl :tJo.124 of 1989 - Defore i~. Moli.cnod 1 Esq., P1':i.ncipnl Di:::d;ric-';; }lngistrr..to 2.11d Origi:-1n.l Urbnn Prir.1::,,ry Court Civil Cc'.so 1;0.63 of 1988) KUBOJA GIJ3illl • • ., 4 ••••• ., •••••••••• @ ••••••••••••• ~ •••• ·• • ~ ,. • • o • • l.I'PEL1,1JJT v':EP..S-C:S J U D G T r, -·· J.TI n T I·-rulm.IUJ;J J .• 1 The q)pcl1011-t; wo.s -1:~~.o clcfoi1/.:'l,_·:: i:;,1 t;:,.c ·cricl, ·;;:-.o rcspoa, ... on·i; s1:.ocl I:in for recovery of .':is oeven (7) ).:oc,C: of cct~;lc ho [',llc::::(.)d. wore zoiz0cl fron his hor.!o ~iy □ oiJbcrs of sui1[;"l.:En.'.'..1:::;"l:. nt "iiJ:.0 insk.nco o::: t;:o n.proll(·,;.,.t .. In his clcfenco the o.,ppollnnt m·c;ctod ·::!co respondent ~s 11·.i;r :•.r.i/_ i;ric:;:cc:. :·.i:1 n.nd DD.Cle o.:wc:y ,;rj_"'i;'.:;, ~1io seven (7) cows. In 1987 wLen the s;,u1g;JBt'.11Ql c:-.,:::c into 1)oin6

he reported to H. n,n('_ t>.C"'J soizecl t~:,o seven (7) c01·rs frQn ·:;::.c rGSpo11c.lerri;. I1 other words he 2,00orJGecl ho was justi?ioc: L1 ocizinr; -:;;,o responc1.o1i-i; 1 s cr/i;tlc. Tt.c Jcricl. 0011.J;!; founrl t\e soiz1,:.ro w::-..s illec;?,l r:.ml ordered :in :'co rost,n·c t).--,cn to ·:;>.c rcsponrlent, he rn13ucccss:r1..uly .c,p].)oc,loc1 -'co t::1.0 Distric•:; C ot!rt, he appcr.1.. eel. :f-1,.U'::.wr to : this _c our-'.;• Thia a.ppc2,l l:2,s no Dc:dta. T".o stlllgt.iStu1gu' s r.ction of soizine,- t::c rosponclo;.1t 1 s cattle lackecl. le:.;.?.l support. Thero ;,te,s 210 pr-oof t;:r..t ·t>.o so ccllo<l 1•ospondont 1 s boy ;io..c.l s·i;--l0n ·1;):,.e appellrnt 1 s 8CVGJ.1 cows. fuw :-.ow ·l;:10 cr.:'c·:;10 ooized belonged "'co tho rosp0;,:clru1·i; noi; -'co his sol1. -'i,;hc c.ppcc'.l with cocfoo ; . JUDGE. I cliEmiso •

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