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Case Law[1990] TZHC 475Tanzania

Bwasile Tryphon Philipo vs Maribora Tibishubwamu (PC Civil Appeal No. 82 of 1989) [1990] TZHC 475 (13 November 1990)

High Court of Tanzania

Judgment

IN '111.JE BIGE: COi:iRT OF =rJJZANII .. llPPELLATE Ju'RIS!)IC!]ION (PC) CIVIL l:.PPE[J., HO# 82 OF 1989 (From· -tho dcc.ision of tJ10 Dist:ric· Co·urt of Bukobc1, :rJiB"dc· 2,-'i; Bukoba in Civil ,\ppoal No.49 of 1987 - Bo:forc G. B. ICajr!l1a,Esq..., Princip8l District Mc,gistratc and ICash,u··•u. Priillary Court Civil Ccso :i'.:0.5/1987) BW/J3ILE TRYPI,ION PfilLIPO. < O O O o. VO 4 C I o o O •? a O O 0 O O a O O. GOO O O O O' O O G .LPPELL(JJT VT:'18.SUS Mt.RIBORL TIBISY.:TIJ:GWIJID O O O a O o o IO o O ., C • c O O • o o O O c O O O 0 O o O O O o O . •••• RESPONDENT J U D G M E 1J T ·the two appollan-t::J for n. doolc,r2:io;:. tl:i.2/i; the su.i:1; s'.:.c.'..i',11->e, was :.1is heloncecl to o;.10 Fcruzi who wr,c -:·.:.:::; f'i.:Ql broth0r of tho rospo1.1dcnt, -::ioy woro throe sons, i'Tobilcki, ]CJj;>;:,zi and the rcsponC:..o:.1.1.;. ::Iio father cliocl and loft co,ch of ·i;hem wit:1 .:.i. plot of a sbamba. lJo:jilold. a.i1Cl Foruzi cliccl, the rcsponclont S.\l..,..ri voe .. . tl:.orri. Fcruzi left no c:Iilc.l of any dcocription e::;:ccpt· a widow. It was stated ho, ui1C:tor 2n 01'01 will, gave t.h0 s21<1rn:,f1 -;;o tho respondent o..acl asked him to ta.!.::r., cc:,re o:E' J1is wicl.ow (PW2) • IIc pe..ssod awey on 27/7/86 and ,'...ftor tl 0 .o cri.:romc'..r;t po:riod of moU1'1ring tho two appcllan"k-i 0,ppc2.red with 2. P'',por claiE1i11g it to be a wi'll wri·i;'t:on by Ferwzi b·ccruo2:l;J::.i11g tho sb.ru:,1ba to tl'.m., o.. portion to co.cl1., The rcopondont filed -his O.u.·;: to l).2,vc tho will 111..1.1.li2ic.d. The "i;rial co,..,.rt rejected the will ancl gave judgment :for -;.')_,) rospo;,1.·.ont. Tho . . ~ . 2,ppnllants vnsuccessfully 2:.ppodocl -;;o t:.10 District CotIT·t, ·t.c.oy o..ppo~.:t.locl furt:.1.or to ·i;his court. This appeal hc.s no me:ri tc. I-ii was agreed t!J.o 2,ppollc:.nto have no h:i11 with tl;.o a.ococ1sod Foru;i;i w1,ilo iJc is agreed lJ.c wa.s J.;:).o full brother of Jiib.o rcsponr:ent. :s he lc:?-t; ,.10 o:1ild of a:ny kind, tb.o rospondc.m.t was ttc rightful heir of t:10 s:.12.J:11)£-:,. :J,rnn if t:::.e c'.occaoccl TI'or-'.Zi wrote -he 1-n.U :it W.l.S 'U.'lelGss, .tllQ _!3L:.o .. Dk, ir3 a cla.n propert.y, ho >..2-Cl in:iori tad it from his fr.:'.;hor 1 he 001.ud 110-i; :.-,;-c :)oquoc.thod L ov.t··of ·-'G:~c 012..11. without ·t:.1e cln.n I s conncmt, one of t:'.~o clo;-ost clf .. nsmai.1 being ·i;~~c respondent. 1\nd b.c '001.1..lcl not J.:tn,vc disinhori·;;;x'. -;;;:w rospond01r'G, a l1oir o/t; lmr, without ' in tho Law of Wills r1:1.l0s, mr.436/63.. decisions w:>.ioh £'.,l"C uphold n,nd ( LL -r;, J.' 0 JUDGE. i .

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